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Beyond the Periphery of the Skin
Rethinking, Remaking, Reclaiming the Body in Contemporary Capitalism
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This book is ideal for readers interested in feminist theory, political activism, social justice, and critical analyses of capitalism and embodiment. It will appeal to those engaged in or curious about radical politics, body politics, and transformative social practices.
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More than ever, the body is today at the centre of radical and institutional politics. Feminist, antiracist, trans and ecological movements all look at the body as a ground of confrontation with the state and a vehicle for transformative social practices.
Concurrently, the body has become a signifier for the reproduction crisis the neoliberal turn in capitalist development has generated and for the international surge in institutional repression and public violence. Here, lifelong activist and bestselling author Silvia Federici examines these complex processes, placing them in the context of the history of the capitalist transformation of the body into a work-machine.
In Beyond the Periphery of the Skin, Federici confronts some of the most important questions for radical political projects. What does the body mean, today, as a category of social/political action? What are the processes, institutional or anti-systemic, by which it is constituted? How do we dismantle the tools by which our bodies have been "enclosed" and collectively reclaim our capacity to govern them?
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Red Pepper praises Federici's brave and lucid synthesis of feminist and activist perspectives, highlighting the palpable passion in her writing. Feminist Review notes her revolutionary perspective revealing obstacles to social change. Z Magazine emphasises the empowering call to reconnect with women's caregiving labour. Eileen Boris, Hull Professor of Feminist Studies, commends Federici's clear analysis and passionate vision, encouraging action armed with her insights.
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ISBN: 9781629637068
Publisher: PM Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 02 January 2020
Country: United States
Imprint: PM Press
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 127.0mm
Height: 203.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 176
About the Author
Silvia Federici is a feminist writer, teacher, and militant. In 1972 she cofounded the International Feminist Collective that launched the Wages for Housework campaign. Her books include Witches, Witch-Hunting, and Women; Caliban and the Witch; Re-enchanting the Worldand Revolution at Point Zero.
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