Class and Gender
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Social Reproduction Theory with Lisa Maya Knauer.
Online Event - Zoom MeetingReading GroupKarl Marx only sketched the concept of social reproduction in very broad terms, but it was taken up and expanded upon by Marxist and radical feminists, starting in the 1970s and 1980s. They argued that women’s oppression under capitalism is linked to their role in social (as well as biological) reproduction. This reading group will look at one of the germinal texts of social reproduction theory: Lise Vogel’s groundbreaking 1983 work, Marxism and the Oppression of Women.
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Reading Science Fiction and Speculative Literature Politically – Spring 2026 Edition
FeaturedOnline Event - Zoom MeetingReading GroupAlternate Mondays, next on June 15, 5-6:30 pm ET MEP's alternative literature group begins a new series of novels, short fiction and non-fiction. Speculative fiction, reborn from traditional science fiction, and also known by its alter ego "visionary fiction" and other identities, including horror, more than ever offers space for exploration of class, race, gender, ... Read more
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Marx and the Body with Søren Mau
FeaturedOnline Event - Zoom MeetingIn this talk, Søren Mau will argue that Marx's writings on the body have been underestimated and that a critical reconstruction of his analysis contains the basis for a theory ... Read more
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Porn, Gambling, and the American Psyche with Dennis Broe
FeaturedOnline Event - Zoom MeetingNovelist and film critic Dennis Broe takes a critical look at the pornography and gambling industries - the new bread and circuses, only without the bread. With the American empire ... Read more
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Get blood and consciousness moving with “Ring Shout”
FeaturedOnline Event - Zoom MeetingReading GroupNext on Monday August 31, 5-6:30 pm ET for Ring Shout Reading Science Fiction Politically, Midterms edition explores climate crisis, artificial intelligence in politics, a reawakened Klan, and more by ... Read more
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‘Beneath the Wage’ with Annie McClanahan
Online Event - Zoom MeetingVirtual EventBook Event or PanelA conversation with author Annie McClanahan on 'Beneath the Wage: Tips, Tasks, and Gigs in the Age of Service Work.' Today, 80 percent of U.S. workers do service work, from delivering takeout to mopping floors to teaching. Do these jobs have anything in common? Who is doing this work? And what kind of labor politics does it generate?
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