The Reconsidering Of Jameson's Postmodern Cultural Theory

Jameson is a famous American Neo-Marxist critic and postmodern cultural theorist, he regards as important the research of the third-world's literature and culture very much. He officially introduced the "postmodernism" to China in 80's intermediate stage last century,had evoked widespread discussion in Chinese academic circles,had also has a certain influence to the literary arena creation tendency and the cultural development condition. Jameson frequently communicates between East and West, carries on the dissemination of postmodern theory, his original intention was found a path in the third-world which be able to contends with the capitalism culture. But along with the development of time and the change of environment, as well as we are even more thorough to the research of postmodernism, certain malpractices which contained in Jameson's theory have gradually exposed. Especially in the beginning of 21st century, Jameson's viewpoint about postmodernism appears the vacillation. He holds the suspicion to the modernization which is generally occurs in world scope,and displays one kind of cultural pessimism,thus has encountered people's suspecion and accusation.Regardless of is Jameson's initial ideal or his afterwards vacillation, all has the enlightenment significance for us to seek a path which suit the future development of Chinese culture. Therefore the learns and the reconsiders about him is equally important. But domestic research also has many flaws at present: first, the inspection to Jameson's postmodern theory hasn't put in his entire ideology, so it is unable to grasp his theory viewpoint truly and transformation reason. Second, most knowledge about postmodernism still paused to few masters' indicating,lacks to the direct-viewing understanding of social-history background which produces to the postmodernism. Third, directly applies mechanically postmodernism which is a western word to the Chinese issue research, and has continued to use the western resources in the theory elaboration at the same time, deficient the question consciousness and theory creativity. This article attempts from Jameson's postmodern cultural theory begins, divides three chapters to carry on the ponder and the explanation to these issues. The first chapter comprehensively inspects its essence and extension. The second chapter reconsiders Jameson basis on the acceptance situation of postmodernism in china. The last chapter analyzes postmodernism cultural spirit,discusses the paragenesis relations between postmodernism and the modernity construction of Chinese culture.