They Call It Love - The Politics of Emotional Life

They Call It Love investigates the work that makes a haven in a heartless world, examining who performs this labour, how it is organised, and how it might change. Drawing on the thought of the feminist movement Wages for Housework, Gotby demonstrates that emotion is a key element in the reproduction of society and its norms. Addressing the problem of love's labour requires nothing less than a radical restructuring of society.

List of contents

Introduction

Chapter 1: Emotional Reproduction
Chapter 2: The Political Economy of Love
Chapter 3: Gendering Work
Chapter 4: Feminist Emotions
Chapter 5: A Different Feeling

Notes

About the author

Alva Gotby is a writer and organiser living in London. Her first book, They Call It Love, was published in 2023. She holds a PhD from the University of West London and writes about feminist theory, social reproduction, housing, emotions, and family. She is active in struggles for better homes for all.

Summary

The work of love is a feminist problem, and it demands feminist solutions

Product details

• Authors: Alva Gotby
• Publisher: Verso
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.02.2024
• EAN: 9781839767043
• ISBN: 978-1-83976-704-3
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 10 mm
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Feminism & feminist theory, Feminism and feminist theory, Deconstructionism, Structuralism, Post-structuralism, Structuralism and Post-structuralism