‘Infinite intellectual curiosity’: Fredric Jameson remembered for transforming Duke’s literature program, pioneering ideas in literary criticism
By Kate Haver | October 16, 2024Fredric Jameson, professor of romance studies, Knut Schmidt Nielsen distinguished professor of comparative literature and director of the Institute for Critical Theory, is remembered for his revitalization of Marxist perspectives in literary theory and for forging new ways to conceptualize postmodernism.