Recommendations On Labor of Gendered Bodies?
Hi all,
I was wondering if anyone who is into feminist, corporeality/embodiment or Marxist/labor studies had any recommendations for critical theory on the economic exploitation of female bodies, for instance in having and raising children on behalf of patriarchal-racial capitalism, having to do housework and other forms of gendered labor outside the home, and also (and especially) in occupations like sex work and performance/entertainment. I know what Marx, Engels, and Luxemburg had to say about this subject, but they certainly could not have foreseen many new developments in the 20th and 21st centuries, so any recent theory is especially welcome. I also would be happy to hear of any work focusing on trans, BIPOC, Global South or disabled women and labor.
I am assuming materialist feminist/queer/trans analyses (Silvia Federici, Rosemary Hennessy, Nancy Fraser, Wendy Brown, Viviane K. Namaste, John d'Emilio, JK Gibson-Graham, some Butler and Grosz, etc.) will be most fruitful here, but I am sure feminist media and science & tech studies and new materialisms may offer some insights too. I would prefer theory grounded in cultural studies and humanistic methods rather than the social sciences if possible, but I appreciate any insights.