The Cultural Turn

Frederic Jameson - The Cultural Turn: Selected Writings on the Postmodern (1983 - 1998). Verso, 1998. 218 lk

Lugesin selle raamatu läbi, kuid targemana ennast ei tunne. Parimal juhul võin öelda, et nüüd olen Frederic Jamesoni kirjutamisstiili ja keelekasutusega tuttav. Ühtlasi tean nüüd, kelle tekste ta palju arutleb (põhiliselt Barthes, Althusser, Heidegger, Adorno jne). Raamat kõneleb postmodernismist ja palju ümbernurgajuttu on utoopiast. Sellega seoses analüüsib ta praeguseid linnu ja arhitektuuri. Jäi mulje, et Frederic Jameson on Campanella, kes on tutvunud kapitalismi ja marksismiga. Vististi ainus katkend, mille üle hiljem mõtiskleda tahan:

As far as the concept of totality is concerned, I am tempted to say about it what I once said about Althusser's notion of structure, namely that there is only one of them: something otherwise often known as a 'mode of production'. Althusserian 'structure' is that, and so is 'totality', at least as I use it. As for 'totalizing' processes, that often means little more than the making of connections between various phenomena: thus, to take an influential contemporary example, although Gayatri Spivak offers her conception of a 'continuous sign-chain' as an alternative to dialectical thought, on my usage that concept would also stand as a specific (and non-dialectical) form of 'totalizing'.

Lugemine oli kuiv. Näen selles raamatus momendil vaid kahte positiivset aspekti: (1) lausesüntaksid on väga loogilised, mistõttu sain lugedes vahel fantaseerida utoopiatest ja (2) sisaldas üpris palju uusi sõnu, millele otsisin ka tähendused:

metonymical - Of, or relating to, a word or phrase that names an object from a single characteristic of it or of a closely related object
pastiche - stiilisegu, popurrii, stiili imiteerimine, jäljendus
vernacular - tavakeelne, kohalikus keeles, kohalik, pärismaine
tawdry - odav, labane, kassikullane
milling - (transitive) To shape, polish, dress or finish using a machine
repudiation - tagasilükkamine, ümberlükkamine, salgamine
parcel - pakk, pakisaadetis, maatükk ; kleedima
disavow - lahti ütlema, maha salgama, eitama
reification - esemestamine
libidinal - Relating or pertaining to the libido (Sexual urges or drives)
quotidian - igapäevane, tavapärane, päevast päeva korduv
somnambulistic - Of or pertaining to a somnambulist (a sleepwalker)
anodyne - leebe, leevendav, valutu ; valuvaigisti, leevendus