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Aug 2017
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Marxist Feminism: The Struggle Against C...

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About this episode

Raechel Anne Jolie is an educator, an activist, a yogi, a Media Studies PhD, a vegan, a podcaster, and a writer. Her writing has been featured in Bitch Magazine, The Daily Dot, The Huffington Post, (and more), and she's been interviewed as an expert in her field for Rolling Stone, NPR, and the CBC. She also co-hosts the Feminist Killjoys, PhD podcast with Dr. Melody Hoffmann. 

 

Raechel joins Brett to discuss the philosophy of Marxist Feminism. 

Topics include: A brief summary of the history of feminism, the differences between Marxist Feminism and Liberal Feminism, Sex Work, Trans rights, connections between the LGBTQ struggle and the labor struggle, the importance of intersectional Solidarity, and much more!

 

Check out Raechel and Melody's podcast Feminist Killjoys PhD here: https://feministkilljoyspodcast.com/

Check out Raechels website here: https://www.raechelannejolie.com/

Follow Raechel on Twitter @reblgrrlraechel

 

Our Outro Song Of The Week: Blood and Guts by Bien Fang

Find more of their *wonderful* music here: https://bienfang.bandcamp.com/releases

 

Here is a full list of all of Raechel's recommendations for further reading:

 

The Whorecast

Sylvia Federici

Kathi Weeks

Grace Lee Boggs

SALT: Xicana Marxist Thoughts (salt.xmt)

Leslie Feinberg (Stone Butch Blues, Transgender Warriors, and Rainbow Solidarity in Defense of Cuba)

Angela Davis - Are Prisons Obsolete

Victoria Law

INCITE!

Invisible No More by Andrea Ritchie

Queer Injustice: The Criminalization of LGBT People in the US (Andrea Ritchie, Joey Mogul, and Kay Whitlock)

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