5. Women's liberation

Women’s liberation- ENG

1. History and present of the feminist movement: Marxist analysis

Origins of women's oppression and what women did in the past to fight oppression, from the beginnings of the women's movement to the present.

1. The family and its role in class society

2. Women in revolutionary movements: the link with the labor movement

3. Beginnings and waves of the feminist movement

4. Current status of feminism

2. How and why are women oppressed?

Different theories about gender oppression and exploitation emerged from different experiences of struggle.

1. Dual theory

2. Theory of social reproduction

3. Intersectionality

4. Ecofeminism

3. Theories applied to strategy

Analysis of different feminisms, ways of applying theories to our feminist practice, and possible strategic alliances with other movements and ways of struggle.

1. Feminisms

2. Our feminism: How do we intervene in the feminist movement?

3. Strategic alliances: How does our feminism relate to other struggles?

Reading materials:

The new rise of the women’s movement, 2021.

feminist notes for thinking about our project of society

Mapping social reproduction theory (Fragment): Tithi Bhattacharya