Anti-Capitalist Feminisms [4-weeks, $150 Suggested]
Instructor: Andrews | Wednesdays September 1-22 | 8:00-9:30 PM ET
In The Origin of the Family, Private Property, & the State (1884), Friedrich Engels—drawing on Karl Marx’s notebooks—argues that from the outset, capitalism depended on the invention of waged labor and the simultaneous devaluation and feminization of care work and domestic labor. Critiquing and opposing capitalism, then, is fundamentally a feminist issue! And yet the dominant model of feminism in the US is liberal feminism, which Nancy Fraser has described as the “handmaiden” of capitalism—a mode of feminism that calls for, say, more CEOs (“lean in!”) rather than the abolition of corporate wealth and income inequality. How is this possible? In this four-week theory seminar, we will learn about and discuss Marxist concepts that inform our capacities to critique capitalism, such as alienation, surplus value, ideology, and class struggle. And we will read and discuss important feminist texts that analyze the incompatibility of feminism and capitalism, while simultaneously addressing the intersections of capitalism with other modes of domination, such as patriarchy and white supremacy. Authors read will include: Marx & Engels, Rosa Luxemburg, Alexandra Kollontai, Selma James, Silvia Federici, Cheryl Harris, Angela Davis, Assata Shakur, Shulamith Firestone, Nancy Fraser, and Cinzia Arruzza.
We depend on a mix of direct student donations and supplemental donations to make all classes pay-what-you-can. Please pick the pricing tier that corresponds with your needs and that you are able to pay now. If you would like to pay in installments, make your first payment now and make a note on your check-out form. If you would like to donate more later in the term, you can always come back and use the “Make a One Time Donation” button! To use a full scholarship, just pick the $3 tier to cover site/processor fees.
If at any point up to 48 hours before your first class session you realize you will be unable to take the class, we will work with you to reallocate your funds to a future class, to another student’s scholarship, or refund it. After classes begin, we are only able to make partial refunds and adjustments.
Instructor: Andrews | Wednesdays September 1-22 | 8:00-9:30 PM ET
In The Origin of the Family, Private Property, & the State (1884), Friedrich Engels—drawing on Karl Marx’s notebooks—argues that from the outset, capitalism depended on the invention of waged labor and the simultaneous devaluation and feminization of care work and domestic labor. Critiquing and opposing capitalism, then, is fundamentally a feminist issue! And yet the dominant model of feminism in the US is liberal feminism, which Nancy Fraser has described as the “handmaiden” of capitalism—a mode of feminism that calls for, say, more CEOs (“lean in!”) rather than the abolition of corporate wealth and income inequality. How is this possible? In this four-week theory seminar, we will learn about and discuss Marxist concepts that inform our capacities to critique capitalism, such as alienation, surplus value, ideology, and class struggle. And we will read and discuss important feminist texts that analyze the incompatibility of feminism and capitalism, while simultaneously addressing the intersections of capitalism with other modes of domination, such as patriarchy and white supremacy. Authors read will include: Marx & Engels, Rosa Luxemburg, Alexandra Kollontai, Selma James, Silvia Federici, Cheryl Harris, Angela Davis, Assata Shakur, Shulamith Firestone, Nancy Fraser, and Cinzia Arruzza.
We depend on a mix of direct student donations and supplemental donations to make all classes pay-what-you-can. Please pick the pricing tier that corresponds with your needs and that you are able to pay now. If you would like to pay in installments, make your first payment now and make a note on your check-out form. If you would like to donate more later in the term, you can always come back and use the “Make a One Time Donation” button! To use a full scholarship, just pick the $3 tier to cover site/processor fees.
If at any point up to 48 hours before your first class session you realize you will be unable to take the class, we will work with you to reallocate your funds to a future class, to another student’s scholarship, or refund it. After classes begin, we are only able to make partial refunds and adjustments.
Instructor: Andrews | Wednesdays September 1-22 | 8:00-9:30 PM ET
In The Origin of the Family, Private Property, & the State (1884), Friedrich Engels—drawing on Karl Marx’s notebooks—argues that from the outset, capitalism depended on the invention of waged labor and the simultaneous devaluation and feminization of care work and domestic labor. Critiquing and opposing capitalism, then, is fundamentally a feminist issue! And yet the dominant model of feminism in the US is liberal feminism, which Nancy Fraser has described as the “handmaiden” of capitalism—a mode of feminism that calls for, say, more CEOs (“lean in!”) rather than the abolition of corporate wealth and income inequality. How is this possible? In this four-week theory seminar, we will learn about and discuss Marxist concepts that inform our capacities to critique capitalism, such as alienation, surplus value, ideology, and class struggle. And we will read and discuss important feminist texts that analyze the incompatibility of feminism and capitalism, while simultaneously addressing the intersections of capitalism with other modes of domination, such as patriarchy and white supremacy. Authors read will include: Marx & Engels, Rosa Luxemburg, Alexandra Kollontai, Selma James, Silvia Federici, Cheryl Harris, Angela Davis, Assata Shakur, Shulamith Firestone, Nancy Fraser, and Cinzia Arruzza.
We depend on a mix of direct student donations and supplemental donations to make all classes pay-what-you-can. Please pick the pricing tier that corresponds with your needs and that you are able to pay now. If you would like to pay in installments, make your first payment now and make a note on your check-out form. If you would like to donate more later in the term, you can always come back and use the “Make a One Time Donation” button! To use a full scholarship, just pick the $3 tier to cover site/processor fees.
If at any point up to 48 hours before your first class session you realize you will be unable to take the class, we will work with you to reallocate your funds to a future class, to another student’s scholarship, or refund it. After classes begin, we are only able to make partial refunds and adjustments.