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A review by bbrillie
Caliban and the Witch: Women, the Body and Primitive Accumulation by Silvia Federici
5.0
absolute banger! deeply informative and expansive yet engaging Marxist feminist analysis of capitalism’s development in Europe and the Americas. Silvia is writing such a thorough critique while making sure to break down Marx, Descartes, Hobbes (amongst others) in a way that’s so accessible. there’s literature, philosophy, sociology, history…all backing her up. genuinely believe this is required reading
really shows how the witch hunt wasn’t the product of public hysteria but a deliberate effort by the state (and in this case the church) to restructure the position of women in society. the destruction of community and ritual, the building narrative of demonic sexuality…we say the witch hunt is a historical event but this is happening today right now with how the state provokes hysteria around Black mothers, queer men, trans ppl, etc…
side note: i think this deserves to be reissued w a new preface by Silvia and the typos corrected! necessary read
really shows how the witch hunt wasn’t the product of public hysteria but a deliberate effort by the state (and in this case the church) to restructure the position of women in society. the destruction of community and ritual, the building narrative of demonic sexuality…we say the witch hunt is a historical event but this is happening today right now with how the state provokes hysteria around Black mothers, queer men, trans ppl, etc…
side note: i think this deserves to be reissued w a new preface by Silvia and the typos corrected! necessary read