Anna Kornbluh's 'La inmediatez' Examines Immediacy in Advanced Capitalism
The Spanish version of Anna Kornbluh's essay, 'La inmediatez o el estilo del capitalismo demasiado avanzado,' has been released by Verso Libros, with translation by Ricardo García Pérez. In her work, Kornbluh explores the notion that advanced capitalism is defined by immediacy, drawing on Fredric Jameson's late capitalism theory. She highlights how mediation becomes obscured, using examples such as unedited videos and NFTs. Additionally, Kornbluh differentiates between the roles of galleries in commodity circulation and museums in providing context. She also discusses first-person accounts, including Karl Ove Knausgård's 'Mi lucha.' The essay critiques political attacks from figures like Trump and Putin, cautioning against diminishing trust in expertise. Revista cultural el Hype commends the essay's profound insights.
Key facts
- Verso Libros published the Spanish edition of Anna Kornbluh's 'La inmediatez o el estilo del capitalismo demasiado avanzado'.
- The translation is by Ricardo García Pérez.
- Anna Kornbluh is a literary theorist and critic at the University of Illinois Chicago.
- The book builds on Fredric Jameson's concept of late capitalism.
- Kornbluh identifies NFTs as an extreme case of immediacy in visual arts.
- She cites Karl Ove Knausgård's 'Mi lucha' as an example of autofiction's rise.
- The essay references Grafton Tanner's 'Porsiemprismo' (Caja Negra, 2024).
- The review was published in Revista cultural el Hype.
Entities
Artists
- Anna Kornbluh
- Ricardo García Pérez
- Fredric Jameson
- Grafton Tanner
- Karl Ove Knausgård
- Hlynur Pálmason
- Donald Trump
- Vladimir Putin
- Adorno
- Walter Benjamin
- Karl Marx
Institutions
- Verso Libros
- University of Illinois Chicago
- Caja Negra
- Vincle
- Revista cultural el Hype
Locations
- Chicago
- United States
Sources
- El Hype —