Socialist Feminism
eBook - ePub

Socialist Feminism

A New Approach

  1. 240 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Socialist Feminism

A New Approach

About this book

What is socialist feminism and why is it needed to fight the global rise of authoritarianism and fascism? Frieda Afary brings the insights gained through her study of feminist philosophy, her international activism and her work in community education as a public librarian in Los Angeles, offering a bold new vision of an alternative to capitalism, racism, sexism, heterosexism and alienation.

Socialist Feminism: A New Approach reclaims theories of women's oppression through a return to humanism, enriched by social reproduction theories, Black feminist intersectionality, abolitionism, queer theories, Marxist-Humanism and the author's own experiences as an Iranian American feminist, scholar and activist.

She looks at global developments in gender relations since the 1980s, the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the distinct features of twenty-first century authoritarianism and current struggles against it, drawing out lessons for revolutionary theorising, organising and international solidarity including the #MeToo and Black Lives Matter movements.

This book also contains a study guide which transforms it into a useful pedagogical tool for teachers and activists.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Introduction: Rethinking Socialist Feminism to Find a Pathway Out of Authoritarian Capitalism and Develop a Humanist Alternative
  7. 1. The Pandemic, the #MeToo Movement, and Contradictory Developments in Gender Relations
  8. 2. Distinctive Features of Authoritarian Capitalism/Imperialism Today and the New Challenges of Black Lives Matter and Global Uprisings
  9. 3. Women, Reproductive Labor, and Capital Accumulation: Theories of Social Reproduction
  10. 4. Alienated Labor and How It Relates to Gender Oppression
  11. 5. Black Feminism and Intersectionality
  12. 6. Queer Theories
  13. 7. Theorizing a Socialist Humanist and Feminist Alternative to Capitalism
  14. 8. Overcoming Domination: Reconceptualizing the Self-Other Relationship
  15. Conclusion: Socialist Feminist Revolutionary Organizing in the Twenty-First Century
  16. Notes
  17. Bibliography
  18. Index