Document Type
Book
Publication Date
2020
Publication Title
Companion to Feminist Studies
Abstract
Beginning in the 1840s, Marxism has analyzed unpaid, reproductive “women’s work” as an integral part of capitalism. Marxist feminism historicizes reproduction in relation to production to better understand women’s exploitation and oppression in capitalism. Marxist feminism also theorizes revolutionary subjectivity and possibilities for an anti-capitalist future. Particularly important to Marxist feminism are its theories of imperialism and primitive accumulation, or theft, of land, resources and women’s unpaid labor to the reproduction of lives and generations.
Keywords
Social reproduction, Primitive Accumulation, Imperialism, Feminized Work, Global Division of Labor, Value, Reproductive labor
Recommended Citation
Armstrong, Elisabeth, "Marxist and Socialist Feminism" (2020). Study of Women and Gender: Faculty Publications, Smith College, Northampton, MA.
https://scholarworks.smith.edu/swg_facpubs/15
Comments
Peer reviewed accepted manuscript. From the forthcoming book:
Elisabeth Armstrong, “Marxist and Socialist Feminisms,” in Companion to Feminist Studies, edited by Nancy Naples. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell, 2020.