A Critical Take on Intersectional Feminism from the Perspective of Feminist Social
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Krytyczne ujęcie feminizmu intersekcjonalnego z perspektywy feministycznej teorii społecznej reprodukcji
A Critical Take on Intersectional Feminism from the Perspective of Feminist Social Reproduction Theory

Author(s): Katarzyna Szopa
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Sociology of Literature
Published by: Instytut Badań Literackich Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: social reproduction; reproductive work; Marxist feminism; intersectional feminism

Summary/Abstract: The article critically examines intersectional feminism, which today is one of the mostwidespread and popular methodologies in the field of gender, race, and class studies.A reconstruction of the main axes of the discussion held since the 1970s about causesof women’s oppression exposes the intersectional perspective’s weaknesses, whichprovides us with no reliable tools for analyzing the relationship between different systemsof oppression. The article focuses on feminist social reproduction theory, whose analysis– focused on examining relations through the lens of reproductive work – is an approachthat allows us to transcend the limitations of identity discourses in which contemporaryfeminist theories, including intersectional feminism, have become embroiled.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 249-264
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish