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The Problem with Work: Feminism, Marxism, Antiwork Politics, and Postwork Imaginaries by Kathi Weeks
maliaode's review against another edition
5.0
Kathi Weeks is another fantastic scholar that provided a rich conceptualization of work. The way she brought many perspectives and fields into conversation to create a powerful and masterful theorization of work blew me away. The only aspect I’m not quite sold on was the analysis of utopian thought as it relates to post-work imaginings. Perhaps I need to revisit this after tackling some other labor and sociology texts.
tdwightdavis's review
challenging
hopeful
informative
slow-paced
5.0
Anyone who wants to think seriously about labor and what life after capitalism could look like needs to read this book.
honorsenglishdropout's review
4.0
"We might demand a basic income not so that we can have, do, or be what we already want, do, or are, but because it might allow us to consider and experiment with different kinds of lives, with wanting, doing, and being otherwise."
emcatbee's review
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
Invigorating analysis of post-work society with a forward focus rather than static.
subdue_provide75's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Wow.
jakeadam's review
4.0
overall remarkable stuff. have some small reservations about the conclusion's too-quick analysis of reform vs. revolution.
jdkeller1's review
4.0
First part was OK at best, basically going over a critique of 2nd wave feminism's demand for wages for household work and pushing for a universal basic income, but it never felt like there was much energy in the internal debate. The back half was more interesting as it stepped back and looked at the challenges of "utopian" demands and the balancing act of talking about the future we want to win. Lots of good stuff to think about.
valeriebrett's review
5.0
I got a little sleepy in the most theoretical pages of this book, but on the most part, easy to read and understand even for someone who isn't familiar with Marxism. Having yearned for a 30-hour work week to be considered "full-time" for a long while, I loved this book because it provided thoughtful ammunition for the argument. To totally oversimplify: Weeks advocates for utopian intersectional feminism grounded in reality and practice. Highly recommend for feminists as well as anyone frustrated with our society's obsession with work.