Social reproduction theory and the socialist horizon : work, power and political strategy
Capitalism Consumption (Economics) Socialism
Pluto Press
2020
EISBN 1786806355
Cover.
Contents.
Acknowledgements.
Foreword.
Cinzia Arruzza.
Introduction: Why Theorize Social Reproduction?.
1. Social Reproduction Theories as Frameworks for Empirical Analysis.
2. Power as Potentiality or the Critical Dimension of Labor Power.
3. The Question of Immanence and the Social Form of Labor Power.
4. The Body and Gender in Social Reproduction Theory.
5. Reproducing Intersections and Social Reproduction.
6. The Socialist Horizon of Emancipation.
7. Social Reproduction Theory and Political Strategy
Postscript: Social Reproduction Theory in and Beyond the Pandemic.
Notes.
Index
How do we integrate the theoretical underpinnings of Social Reproduction Theory (SRT) into our understanding of the social harms inflicted upon us? How can we use it to inform our struggles and affect societal change under capitalism?0Integrating our understanding of productive and reproductive spheres and exploring the connection between identity-based oppression and class exploitation, SRT has emerged as a powerful Marxist frame for social analysis and political practice. In this book, Aaron Jaffe extracts SRT's radical potential, relying on recent struggles, including the International Women's Strike and the teachers' strikes, showing how we can use SRT to motivate socialist politics and strategy.0Using Social Reproduction Theory to appreciate distinct forms of social domination, this unique and necessary book will have vital strategic implications for anti-capitalists, anti-racists, LGBT activists, disability activists and feminists.
Contents.
Acknowledgements.
Foreword.
Cinzia Arruzza.
Introduction: Why Theorize Social Reproduction?.
1. Social Reproduction Theories as Frameworks for Empirical Analysis.
2. Power as Potentiality or the Critical Dimension of Labor Power.
3. The Question of Immanence and the Social Form of Labor Power.
4. The Body and Gender in Social Reproduction Theory.
5. Reproducing Intersections and Social Reproduction.
6. The Socialist Horizon of Emancipation.
7. Social Reproduction Theory and Political Strategy
Postscript: Social Reproduction Theory in and Beyond the Pandemic.
Notes.
Index
How do we integrate the theoretical underpinnings of Social Reproduction Theory (SRT) into our understanding of the social harms inflicted upon us? How can we use it to inform our struggles and affect societal change under capitalism?0Integrating our understanding of productive and reproductive spheres and exploring the connection between identity-based oppression and class exploitation, SRT has emerged as a powerful Marxist frame for social analysis and political practice. In this book, Aaron Jaffe extracts SRT's radical potential, relying on recent struggles, including the International Women's Strike and the teachers' strikes, showing how we can use SRT to motivate socialist politics and strategy.0Using Social Reproduction Theory to appreciate distinct forms of social domination, this unique and necessary book will have vital strategic implications for anti-capitalists, anti-racists, LGBT activists, disability activists and feminists.
