Mimesis, Expression, Construction

Mimesis, Expression, Construction is the first printed edition of Fredric Jameson's seminar on Theodor Adorno's Aesthetic Theory, one of the most influential theories of modern art. The seminar took place at Duke University in 2003, and the book collects twenty-one sessions in which Jameson works through the text with his students. The material comes straight from audio recordings made by the editor during the seminar. The transcripts are laid out like a play, with closed captioning and stage directions, which preserves the give and take of the classroom. Beyond its engagement with Adorno, the volume is the only existing record of Jameson's teaching and his methods as a teacher.