The Incomplete Projects: Marxism, Modernity, and the Politics of Culture - Softcover

Freedman, Carl

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0819565555 ISBN 13: 9780819565556

Publisher: Wesleyan University Press, 2002

Synopsis

A concise, lively account of Marxist thought and American culture

The Incomplete Projects reevaluates the role of Marxist theory in the study of culture and makes a case for Marxist cultural analysis as a relevant political practice. Part I provides the reader with a comprehensive and lively overview of Marxist thought. Part II is a collection of case studies analyzing a wide range of cultural objects, from the novels of Philip K. Dick to the television series M*A*S*H. The objects of study are either American or British in origin, reflecting the dominance of Anglo-American culture in our new global economy; they are also what Freedman describes as 'middle culture,' falling somewhere between the bifurcated categories of high and low art. Through these case studies, Carl Freedman shows that it is impossible to make sense of capitalism without the Marxist critique and demonstrates that cultural analysis is an especially appropriate form of discourse in which to begin thinking politically. This book is particularly timely and relevant to anyone interested in the study of culture.

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About the Author

CARL FREEDMAN is Professor of English at Louisiana State University. He is the author of Critical Theory and Science Fiction (Wesleyan, 2000).

Edition details

• Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0819565555
• ISBN 13: 9780819565556
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 250