Postmodernism, or, The Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism
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Postmodernism, or, The Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism is a seminal 1991 work of critical theory that analyzes postmodern culture as the ideological expression of late twentieth-century multinational capitalism.
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Target entity: Postmodernism, or, The Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism Context triple: [Fredric Jameson, notableWork, Postmodernism, or, The Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism]
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A Primer on Postmodernism
A Primer on Postmodernism is a widely used introductory book in which theologian Stanley Grenz explains the origins, key ideas, and cultural impact of postmodern thought from a Christian perspective.
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Jean Baudrillard: From Marxism to Postmodernism and Beyond
"Jean Baudrillard: From Marxism to Postmodernism and Beyond" is a critical study by Douglas Kellner that examines and contextualizes Jean Baudrillard’s intellectual development from his early Marxist influences to his later postmodern and poststructuralist theories.
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C.
The Postmodern Turn
The Postmodern Turn is a critical work by Douglas Kellner that examines the emergence and implications of postmodern theory and culture in contemporary society.
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The Postmodern Adventure
The Postmodern Adventure is a critical theory book by Douglas Kellner (with Steven Best) that examines postmodern culture, politics, and philosophy in the context of contemporary global capitalism and media.
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E.
The Consequences of Modernity
The Consequences of Modernity is a seminal sociological work by Anthony Giddens that analyzes how modern social institutions, risk, and globalization transform everyday life and reshape our understanding of time, space, and identity.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Postmodernism, or, The Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism Target entity description: Postmodernism, or, The Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism is a seminal 1991 work of critical theory that analyzes postmodern culture as the ideological expression of late twentieth-century multinational capitalism.
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A.
A Primer on Postmodernism
A Primer on Postmodernism is a widely used introductory book in which theologian Stanley Grenz explains the origins, key ideas, and cultural impact of postmodern thought from a Christian perspective.
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B.
Jean Baudrillard: From Marxism to Postmodernism and Beyond
"Jean Baudrillard: From Marxism to Postmodernism and Beyond" is a critical study by Douglas Kellner that examines and contextualizes Jean Baudrillard’s intellectual development from his early Marxist influences to his later postmodern and poststructuralist theories.
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C.
The Postmodern Turn
The Postmodern Turn is a critical work by Douglas Kellner that examines the emergence and implications of postmodern theory and culture in contemporary society.
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D.
The Postmodern Adventure
The Postmodern Adventure is a critical theory book by Douglas Kellner (with Steven Best) that examines postmodern culture, politics, and philosophy in the context of contemporary global capitalism and media.
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E.
The Consequences of Modernity
The Consequences of Modernity is a seminal sociological work by Anthony Giddens that analyzes how modern social institutions, risk, and globalization transform everyday life and reshape our understanding of time, space, and identity.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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work of critical theory ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
cultural studies
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literary theory ⓘ media studies ⓘ philosophy ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| author |
Fredric Jameson
NERFINISHED
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Fredric R. Jameson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralThesis |
postmodern culture functions as the ideological expression of late twentieth-century multinational capitalism
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postmodernism is the cultural dominant of late capitalism ⓘ |
| conceptIntroduced | cultural logic of late capitalism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conceptPopularized |
depthlessness in postmodern culture
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pastiche as a key postmodern aesthetic form ⓘ schizophrenic temporality in postmodernism ⓘ spatialization of culture under late capitalism ⓘ waning of affect ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| economicContext |
late capitalism
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multinational capitalism ⓘ post-Fordist economy ⓘ |
| examines |
postmodern architecture
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postmodern film ⓘ postmodern literature ⓘ postmodern visual arts ⓘ relationship between economic structures and cultural forms ⓘ |
| expandedFrom | “Postmodernism, or, The Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism” (1984 essay) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublishedAs | book-length expansion of a 1984 New Left Review essay ⓘ |
| genre |
Marxist theory
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critical theory ⓘ cultural theory ⓘ |
| hasNotableStatus |
key text in debates on postmodernism and capitalism
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seminal work in postmodern theory ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Ernst Mandel
NERFINISHED
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Karl Marx ⓘ Louis Althusser NERFINISHED ⓘ Theodor W. Adorno NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Benjamin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
cultural logic of capitalism
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late capitalism ⓘ multinational capitalism ⓘ postmodern culture ⓘ postmodernism ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| publisher | Duke University Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework |
Marxism
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Western Marxism NERFINISHED ⓘ dialectical materialism ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed |
late twentieth century
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postmodern era ⓘ |
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