A Special Assigned Leave Presentation by Dr. Sarah Vitale, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies:
“Value Dissociation and Primitive Accumulation: Gender and Reproductive Labor”
Date: Monday, November 16th
Time: 5:00PM
Location: Zoom ( https://bsu.zoom.us/j/95958311801?pwd=ZFhOSmI0d21xVVhKeHRDS2NXajIwZz09)
In 1972, Marxist feminists gathered in Manchester, England, for the third National Women’s Liberation Conference. There, Selma James first made the demand for wages for housework, which would become an international movement. Almost fifty years later, the debate about reproductive labor and its value continues, both within and outside Marxist theory. In her presentation, Dr. Vitale will offer an overview of two Marxist feminist critiques – social reproduction theory and value dissociation theory – and then examine the ways that these critiques might be brought into conversation to provide a stronger analysis of the relationship between gender and capitalism and ultimately a stronger critique of capitalism.
On Monday, November 16, Dr. Sarah Vitale, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, will present on the research she completed during her special assigned leave in Fall 2019. The event will take place on Zoom. Dr. Vitale will discuss her work in the area of Marxism feminism, specifically social reproduction theory and value dissociation theory.
Event Contact: Elizabeth Agnew, eagnew@bsu.edu