Socialist Feminism - A New Approach

A new take on a powerful and revolutionary movement

List of contents

Introduction: Rethinking Socialist Feminism to Find a Pathway Out of Authoritarian Capitalism and Develop a Humanist Alternative

1. The Pandemic, the #MeToo Movement, and Contradictory Developments in Gender Relations

2. Distinctive Features of Authoritarian Capitalism/Imperialism Today and the New Challenges

of Black Lives Matter and Global Uprisings

3. Women, Reproductive Labor, and Capital Accumulation: Theories of Social Reproduction

4. Alienated Labor and How It Relates to Gender Oppression

5. Black Feminism and Intersectionality

6. Queer Theories

7. Theorizing a Socialist Humanist and Feminist Alternative to Capitalism

8. Overcoming Domination: Reconceptualizing the Self-Other Relationship

Conclusion: Socialist Feminist Revolutionary Organizing in the Twenty-First Century

About the author

Frieda Afary is an Iranian American socialist feminist activist, translator and writer. She is a public librarian in Los Angeles, where she runs philosophy and politics classes for the community including young women activists and scholars representing Black Lives Matter, Latina, queer and labour activists.

Summary

A new take on a powerful and revolutionary movement

Product details

• Authors: Frieda Afary
• Publisher: Pluto
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2022
• EAN: 9780745347738
• ISBN: 978-0-7453-4773-8
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Advocacy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, Feminism & feminist theory, Pressure groups, protest movements and non-violent action, Far-left political ideologies and movements, Feminism and feminist theory, Marxism & Communism, Pressure groups & lobbying, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Activism & Social Justice