On the Theory and History of Ideological Production

On the Theory and History of Ideological Production promotes the existence of an 'ideological unconscious', understood primarily as a product of social relations, not of the Ideological State Apparatus.

To make this case, Malcolm K. Read focuses on the transition from feudalism to capitalism, as theorised by the Spanish Marxist and former student of Althusser, Juan Carlos Rodríguez. He shows that theorization of the ‘ideological unconscious’ presupposes a change of terrain from the individual/society opposition to a problematic based on the ‘social formation’. On the Theory and History of Ideological Production assesses Rodríguez’s influential work alongside that of his contemporaries, Fredric Jameson, Noam Chomsky, Terry Eagleton, Roy Bhaskar, Slavoj Žižek, and others.

Malcolm K. Read is Emeritus Professor of Hispanic Languages at the State University of New York. He has published monographs, translations, and many articles, including The Matrix Effect and Journeys through the Ideological Unconscious.

ISBN: 9798888903209

Publication date: September 24, 2024