Alva Gotby

They Call It Love (eBook, ePUB)

The Politics of Emotional Life

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Comforting a family member or friend, soothing children, providing company for the elderly, ensuring that people feel well enough to work; this is all essential labour. Without it, capitalism would cease to function. They Call It Love investigates the work that makes a haven in a heartless world, examining who performs this labour, how it is organised, and how it might change. In this groundbreaking book, Alva Gotby calls this work 'emotional reproduction', unveiling its inherently political nature. It not only ensures people's well-being but creates sentimental attachments to social hierarchy and the status quo. Drawing on the thought of the feminist movement Wages for Housework, Gotby demonstrates that emotion is a key element of capitalist reproduction. To improve the way we relate to one another will require a radical restructuring of society.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Verso
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Januar 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781839767050
• Artikelnr.: 66434713

Autorenporträt

Alva Gotby is a writer and organiser living in London. Her first book, They Call It Love, was published in 2023. She holds a PhD from the University of West London and writes about feminist theory, social reproduction, housing, emotions, and family. She is active in struggles for better homes for all.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1: Emotional Reproduction
Chapter 2: The Political Economy of Love
Chapter 3: Gendering Work
Chapter 4: Feminist Emotions
Chapter 5: A Different Feeling
Notes