#x98;The#x9C; politics of everybody feminism, queer theory and Marxism at the intersection

The Politics of Everybody examines the production and maintenance of the terms 'man', 'woman', and 'other' within the current political moment; the contradictions of these categories and the prospects of a Marxist approach to praxis for queer bodies. Few thinkers have attempted to reconcile queer and Marxist analysis. Those who have propose the key contested site to be that of desire/sexual expression. This emphasis on desire, Lewis argues, is symptomatic of the neoliberal project and has led to a continued fascination with the politics of identity. By arguing that Marxist analysis is in fact most beneficial to gender politics within the arena of body production, categorization and exclusion Lewis develops a theory of gender and the sexed body that is wedded to the realities of a capitalist political economy. Boldly calling for a new, materialist queer theory, Lewis defines a politics of liberation that is both intersectional, transnational, and grounded in lived experience. Test Its Commonly Understood Within The Academy That The Terms “man,” “woman,” And “other” Are Socially Constructed, And That Their Meanings Are Maintained By The Current Political Order. But Few Thinkers Have Attempted To Reconcile That Knowledge - Which Is Rooted In Marxism - With Queer Theory. The Few Who Have, Meanwhile, Usually Attempt To Do So Through Issues Of Libidinal Desire And Sexual Expression. E Politics Of Everybody, Holly Lewis Argues Powerfully That The Emphasis On Desire, Though Seemingly Innocuous, Is Actually Symptomatic Of Neoliberal Habits Of Thought, And Consequently, Is Responsible For A Continued Focus On The Limited Politics Of Identity. Instead, Lewis Shows, We Should Look To The Arena Of Body Production, Categorization, And Exclusion; Only Through Such A Reorientation Can We Create A Politics Of Liberation That Is Truly Inclusive And Grounded In Lived Experience. -- Provided By Publisher. Introduction -- I. The Politics Of Everybody -- Ii. Communitarian Ideals And Culture Wars -- Iii. How Is Every Body Sorted? -- Chapter 1: Terms Of The Debate -- I. Debates In Western Gender Politics -- Ii. What Is Capitalism? -- Iii. Philosophy And The Marxian Roots Of Queer Political Thought -- Iv. Conclusion To Chapter One -- Chapter 2: Marxism And Gender -- I. Don't Be Vulgar... -- Ii. From The Woman Question To The Gender Question -- Ii. Marxism At The Center And The Periphery Iv. Marx On Women -- V. Marx On Gender And Labor -- Vi. The Major Works: Marx's 'ethnological Notebooks' And Engels' 'origin Of The Family, Private Property, And The State' -- Vii. Early Marxist And Socialist Feminism -- Iii. Theories Of Social Reproduction -- Ix. Race And Social Reproduction -- X. Sexism, Marxism, And The Second Wave -- Chapter 3: Queer Politics And The Possibilities Of A Queer/trans Marxism -- I. Beyond Idealist Models Of Oppression -- Ii. Ideology And Repetition: Race -- Iii. Ideology And Repetition: Gender -- Iv. Why Class Is Not A Moral Category -- V. The Rise Of Queer Politics In The Mid To Late 20th Century -- Vi. Marxist Critiques Of Queer Theory -- Vii. Beyond Homonormativity And Homonationalism -- Viii. The Spinning Compass Of American Queer Politics -- Ix. Towards An Internationalist Queer Marxism Part One: Local And Global Knowledges -- X. Towards An Internationalist Queer Marxism, Part Two: The Marxist Critique Of The Postcolonialism -- Conclusions -- I. Solidarity Is Not Community -- Ii. Ten Axioms Towards A Queer Marxist Future Holly Lewis. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 311-326) And Index. "It's commonly understood within the academy that the terms "man," "woman," and "other" are socially constructed, and that their meanings are maintained by the current political order. But few thinkers have attempted to reconcile that knowledge - which is rooted in Marxism - with queer theory. The few who have, meanwhile, usually attempt to do so through issues of libidinal desire and sexual expression. In the Politics of Everybody, Holly Lewis argues powerfully that the emphasis on desire, though seemingly innocuous, is actually symptomatic of neoliberal habits of thought, and consequently, is responsible for a continued focus on the limited politics of identity. Instead, Lewis shows, we should look to the arena of body production, categorization, and exclusion; only through such a reorientation can we create a politics of liberation that is truly inclusive and grounded in lived experience."-- Provided by publisher It's Commonly Understood Within The Academy That The Terms “man,” “woman,” And “other” Are Socially Constructed, And That Their Meanings Are Maintained By The Current Political Order. But Few Thinkers Have Attempted To Reconcile That Knowledge—which Is Rooted In Marxism—with Queer Theory. The Few Who Have, Meanwhile, Usually Attempt To Do So Through Issues Of Libidinal Desire And Sexual Expression. In The Politics Of Every Body, Holly Lewis Argues Powerfully That The Emphasis On Desire, Though Seemingly Innocuous, Is Actually Symptomatic Of Neoliberal Habits Of Thought, And Consequently, Is Responsible For A Continued Focus On The Limited Politics Of Identity. Instead, Lewis Shows, We Should Look To The Arena Of Body Production, Categorization, And Exclusion; Only Through Such A Reorientation Can We Create A Politics Of Liberation That Is Truly Inclusive And Grounded In Lived Experience. The terms "man," "woman," and "other" are socially constructed. Their meanings are maintained by the current political order. In this book Lewis argues powerfully that the emphasis on desire is actually symptomatic of neoliberal habits of thought, and consequently, is responsible for a continued focus on the limited politics of identity. Instead, Lewis shows, we should look to the arena of body production, categorization, and exclusion; only through such a reorientation can we create a politics of liberation that is truly inclusive and grounded in lived experience Constituting A Paradigm Shift In Gender Theory, This Book Argues That Only A Materialist Queer Theory Wedded To The Realities Of Capitalism Is Capable Of Creating A True Politics Of Liberation.