![]() ![]() But the counter-revolution exploited divisions within workers by focusing antagonism on women rather than class. Both, Federici argues, divided society along class lines, because both were expressions of peasant and urban labor unrest at the social hierarchy, which was thrown into stark relief when the Black Death created a massive labor shortage. ![]() A similar process occurred with divisions along racial lines, for Federici argues that “capitalism, as a social-economic system, is necessarily committed to racism and sexism.” (17) In other words, capitalism rose by dividing those at the bottom along lines of gender and race.įederici begins with a discussion of medieval protests against feudalism and the rise of popular heresy. Women, she argues, were subjugated in order to reproduce a workforce that could be treated like machines. For Federici, the central figure in the transition from feudalism to capitalism is women’s bodies. ![]() In Caliban and the Witch, Silvia Federici tells the sweeping story of how the proletariat came to exist as an exploited and exploitable class. Caliban and the Witch: Women, the Body and Primitive Accumulation. What is the Stop Sexual Harassment in NYC Act?įederici, Silvia.What to do about Sexual Harassment in NYC?.How Should You Handle Sexual Harassment At Work?.What is Sexual Harassment in the Workplace?.What is Discrimination in the Workplace?.Immigrant Workers and the H-1B Visa Program. ![]()
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