'Cultural Logic' isn't an easy read (particularly when Jameson launches abruptly from some general historical statement into a dizzying reading of this or that cultural artefact) but it is an indispensable plank in this course. This mini-site from Fu Jen University should help you come to grips with the basics.
To augment the picture we painted in week two, here's a reproduction of Simon Reynolds' review of the book-length version of Jameson's theory, originally from The Observer in 1991.
Reynolds gives a really good sense of the totalising ambitions of Jameson's work.
And while you're at it, if you're interested in post-punk music and culture, you can't do better than Reynolds' Rip It Up and Start Again.
enjoy!
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