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A review by labyrinth_witch
Abolish the Family: A Manifesto for Care and Liberation by Sophie Lewis
5.0
If you have never heard of the “family abolitionists” movement, be prepared to have your world cracked open. Apparently family abolitionists have been active for centuries, but the movement was quiet from 1985-2015 (my period of birth-coming of age) and so most of us struggling with the work-family interface aren’t aware of this conversation.
But ooooooh the possibilities. Sophie Lewis begins by addressing the knee-jerk resistance most people feel when hearing the term “abolish the family” and does a wonderful job walking you into the concept and what it means for different communities. Then she traces a brief history of the movement before ending with what this means for real-life practice today, and what it could mean for our future if we let it.
Fully into the multi-modal delivery of knowledge, you can find her work in books, blogs, articles, and on YouTube. She also provides an extensive list of further readings in the back of the book as well as a thorough endnotes that elaborate on the debates that surround this field.
Highly recommend for those looking for an alternative world or for those who feel the dissonance of our existence, but struggle to get down the core issue.
Only critique: the text does assume the audience is fairly familiar with the philosophers and theories covered. But a quick Wikipedia search should support the reading if that is a barrier.
88 pages.
But ooooooh the possibilities. Sophie Lewis begins by addressing the knee-jerk resistance most people feel when hearing the term “abolish the family” and does a wonderful job walking you into the concept and what it means for different communities. Then she traces a brief history of the movement before ending with what this means for real-life practice today, and what it could mean for our future if we let it.
Fully into the multi-modal delivery of knowledge, you can find her work in books, blogs, articles, and on YouTube. She also provides an extensive list of further readings in the back of the book as well as a thorough endnotes that elaborate on the debates that surround this field.
Highly recommend for those looking for an alternative world or for those who feel the dissonance of our existence, but struggle to get down the core issue.
Only critique: the text does assume the audience is fairly familiar with the philosophers and theories covered. But a quick Wikipedia search should support the reading if that is a barrier.
88 pages.