Abstract
In this essay I reframe the Marxist tradition of ideology critique as it is practised by T. W. Adorno and Fredric Jameson. I argue that the phenomenon of replication is a dominant feature in their accounts of ideology, which I demonstrate through a comparative analysis of their work. Part one addresses Adorno's understanding of ideological replication especially in relation to philosophy and culture. Part two does the same for Jameson and examines his attempts to draw limits on Adorno's work. In the final section, I begin by arguing that Jameson misreads key Adornian themes such as the culture industry. Nevertheless, Jameson's critique of replication addresses important postmodern developments related to culture and multi-national capitalism. I conclude by addressing Adorno and Jameson's views on collective political action in the context of Occupy Wall Street (OWS). I argue that, taken together, their work offers a constellation of insights into the utopian and ideological features of OWS.