# Fredric Jameson
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fredric jameson (born April 14, 1934) is an American literary critic, philosopher and Marxist political theorist. He is best known for his analysis of contemporary cultural trends, particularly his analysis of postmodernity and capitalism. Jameson's best-known books include Postmodernism, or, The Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism (1991) and The Political Unconscious (1981).
S2 Ep. 14: Fail Safe (1964, Sidney Lumet)
The Cold War Cinema team returns to discuss Sidney Lumet's 1964 film Fail Safe, a powerful (and bold) independent Hollywood production that paints a horrific picture of a potential nuclear war. The film was released the same year as Stanley Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove and has remained in its shadow, …
Episode 38: Pafko at the Wall with John Duvall
In Episode 38, DDSWTNP talk to John Duvall, a major scholar of DeLillo, author of a 2002 reader’s guide to Underworld, and expert especially on how DeLillo’s 1992 novella “Pafko at the Wall” became, five years later, the Prologue, “The Triumph of Death.” In examining the 1951 Giants/Dodgers game an…
Bonus: Getting to Know Your Hosts
In this bonus episode we thought we'd do something different and chat about our personal backgrounds, our early cinema memories, and our scholarly interests today. We had fun with this conversation and we hope you enjoy it!
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Christopher K. Ho: Waterloo! Ellie Rines Gallery, New York
Ellie Rines Gallery (formerly 56 Henry) presents Waterloo!, its inaugural exhibition at 46 Walker Street and Christopher K. Ho’s third solo show with the gallery. The exhibition features twenty new hand-wrought candelabra sculptures that examine the shift from the Napoleonic Wars to the Biedermei…
Why Is There No Moonshot for Housing? - With Geoff Mulgan
Geoff Mulgan has been a key figure in UK innovation for a number of decades. He Chief Executive of Nesta from 2011 to 2019, worked as advisor to Tony Blair and currently professor at UCL and founder of The Institutional Architecture Lab. We discussed his recent article ‘An ARIA for social issues’ w…
Re-Release: Dirty Dancing x Nostalgia with Andrea Warner
Today we’re bringing you a special re-release of an episode that’s dear to our hearts: Dirty Dancing x Nostalgia with Andrea Warner, originally released on May 14, 2024. Andrea had just published her book The Time of My Life, a deep dive into the 1987 hit movie Dirty Dancing, and she joined us on t…
299 – Will Maclean & Uneasy Islands in Time
In Solace House, Will Maclean takes us back to the 90s for a drug-fuelled trip through some mindbending architecture. It’s a chance to get nostalgic for a more innocent time, when the clothes were baggy, the music was better, and you could spend a summer spent renovating an old asylum without needi…
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