Welcome to the final reading list of the year!
For this final version of 2023, I’ve got a fun mix of fiction, Marxist theory, and psychology. I hope you enjoy. And, as always, let me know what you’re reading these days.
Category: Books (Page 2 of 20)
These are posts about books from the blog Base and Superstructure. Occasionally I’ll read a book worth talking about, and write some thoughts on it. These cover a wide range of topics from the blog.
As we head toward the end of the year, we have something of a transitional reading list. There’s still a little baseball on it. But, at the same time, I’m also reading a few things that are a bit cozier.
Read on to find out what. And, as always, let me know what you’re reading these days!
In the recent edited collection Social Reproduction Theory, Tithi Bhattacharya and others make timely contributions to Marxist feminism.
Their main message is that rather than commodities, labor plays a central role in both production and the social reproduction of society. Contrary to dual-system theory, Bhattacharya and others see social reproduction theory as offering a unitary account of production and reproduction. Unlike many early Marxists, however, they center labor and class conflict in explaining both.
I’ll take a closer look at Bhattacharya’s introduction to the volume, as well as her essay in the collection. I think her work, in particular, best captures the spirit of the approach.
I have to admit I love the fall. Readers can probably tell, given that all my reading list posts this time of year praise it. I’m not turning into full Pumpkin Spice Latte Man here. But I do enjoy taking a book to the park and spending an afternoon or evening reading.
What’s on my list now? Read on to find out.
As readers may have noticed, I have a habit of writing about the New Left in a derogatory way.
I complain about its bad habits. I lament its navel gazing, its development of alienating leftist subculture, and its embrace of open-ended, structureless meetings. And more than anything, I think it’s unfortunate the New Left still influences new activist groups.
So, it’s fair to say I was overdue for a correction from more sober historians.
Never fear, dear reader. That day has arrived!
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