Social Reproduction Theory

Tithi Bhattacharya is a Marxist historian and activist, writing extensively on gender and the politics of Islamophobia. She has been active in movements for social justice throughout her life, spearheading campaigns across three continents. She is Professor of South Asian History at Purdue University and the author of Ghostly Past, Capitalist Presence, editor of Social Reproduction Theory and co-author of Feminism for the 99% which has been translated into over 30 languages. She is on the editorial board of Spectre, and lives in Indiana.  

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Foreword by Lise Vogel


1. Introduction: Mapping Social Reproduction Theory - Tithi Bhattacharya


2. Crisis of Care? On the Social-Reproductive Contradictions of Contemporary Capitalism - Nancy Fraser


3. Without Reserves - Salar Mohandesi and Emma Teitelman


4. How Not to Skip Class: Social Reproduction of Labor and the Global Working Class - Tithi Bhattacharya


5. Intersections and Dialectics: Critical Reconstructions in Social Reproduction Theory - David McNally


6. Children, Childhood and Capitalism: A Social Reproduction Perspective - Susan Ferguson


7. Mostly Work, Little Play: Social Reproduction, Migration and Paid Domestic Work in Montreal - Carmen Teeple Hopkins


8. Pensions and Social Reproduction - Serap Saritas Oran


9. Body Politics: The Social Reproduction of Sexualities - Alan Sears


10. From Social Reproduction Feminism to the Women's Strike - Cinzia Arruzza


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