![]() What quickly begins to emerge is a vast inventory of science fiction texts that imagine both Utopia and Dystopia.īut Archaeologies of the Future is so much more than that. With these as starting points, Jameson launches into a far-reaching study of the Utopia in its many forms in science fiction. Here, the author looks at works ranging from Thomas More's inaugural 1517 text, Utopia, to Marx and Engel's analysis of the socialist Utopia in The Communist Manifesto. ![]() The book opens with a discussion of the seminal texts on Utopianism. Jameson, a professor at Duke University and the leading Marxist critic in the U.S., shines in this volume as not only an important thinker about the intersection between literature and politics, but also as a critic possessing a deep knowledge of the science fiction genre. The publication of Jameson's Archaeologies of the Future: The Desire Called Utopia and Other Science Fictions is a major event in speculative fiction studies. Those who are not aware of this scholar can now investigate an ideal entry point into his work. ![]() Many Strange Horizons readers may be familiar with Fredric Jameson, if only from an undergraduate course that touched on political, cultural, or literary theory. ![]()
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