How can the highlighted sentence be rephrased? I have some problem with "expressed a debt to" and "problematizes his work" parts.
Context:
Walker has expressed a debt to Paul Fussell’s The Great War and Modern Memory (1975), which problematizes his work. Walker’s work is a postmodern expression of war, with its references to past poetry, art, history, recollection, and commentary, but this usage perhaps dilutes its impact (Art and War by Laura Brandon).
red apple Walker has expressed a debt to Paul Fussell’s The Great War and Modern Memory (1975) Apparently Walker has said that Fussel's book influenced him. red apple which problematizes his work Ms Brandon has let academic jargon loose on us. I don't know what she means.
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red appleWalker has expressed a debt to Paul Fussell’s The Great War and Modern Memory (1975)
Apparently Walker has said that Fussel's book influenced him.
red apple which problematizes his work
Ms Brandon has let academic jargon loose on us. I don't know what she means.