Beyond the logic of capital - thinking feminist class politics

Authors

  • Julia Dück
  • Katharina Hajek

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32387/prokla.v49i197.1849

Keywords:

social reproduction theory, feminist theory, critique of capitalism, class struggles

Abstract

This article provides a critical evaluation of the Social Reproduction Theory (SRT), which conceptualizes social reproduction drawing on the theory of value by Marx. While we welcome the aim to think feminist and class struggles as intrinsically connected we also want to highlight some shortcomings of the SRT. An essentialist gender concept and an understanding of reproduction as a purely economic fact, as it is symtomatic for the SRT, last but not least also leads to political-strategic shortcomings. Instead of conceptualizing the discursive and ideological realm as fundamentally opposed to the seemingly more ‚materialistic‘ dimension of class struggles, we argue that gendered ideologies and subjectivities on the contrary should be understood as an important field for feminist class politics.

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Published

2019-12-03

How to Cite

Dück, J., & Hajek, K. (2019). Beyond the logic of capital - thinking feminist class politics. PROKLA. Journal of Critical Social Science, 49(197), 591–595. https://doi.org/10.32387/prokla.v49i197.1849

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