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Why Do We Need a Critical Theory of Patriarchy?
1 BOOMERANG - Journal for the Critique of Patriarchy -Updated version 5-22-15- Editorial Why do we need a critical theory of patriarchy? We have been discussing launching a journal for some time now, and it’s finally here: The Journal for the Critique of Patriarchy. It has been a long time coming, because: It is increasingly difficult to find any serious discussion about questions we consider relevant, namely discussions about world developments, crises, and the imminent threat of war that have eclipsed all other worldly events. There is a form of ubiquitous destructiveness, the gravity of which is becoming increasingly apparent in a more widespread way, but which is not yet clearly understood. It has taken on a noticeably planetary dimension. It touches on everything, including the natural world, cultural diversity, living conditions, the workplace, income, democratic and human rights, health issues, and future possibilities. There is no adequate discussion of this destructiveness at the political level, or in the media, at congresses, or in academic journals or books – even publishers present roadblocks to this necessary discussion. “Intelligence” appears to be literally drying up, in what is a systematic process of dumbing down. With so-called “reforms,” the universities have completely distanced themselves from thinking itself, especially from critical thinking. The left openly supports “internationalism” in the form of globalization, which is to all intents and purposes imperialism. Furthermore, most of the “alternative” movements have sold out and have so narrowly reduced their focus, that no actual common works remains possible. In many of these groups, you find new 2 options for the continuation of patriarchy that reach beyond both capitalism and socialism. -
Festschrift for Immanuel Wallerstein Part I
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No Critique of Capitalism Without a Critique of Patriarchy!
No Critique of Capitalism without a Critique of Patriarchy! Why the Left Is No Alternative1 Claudia von Werlhof* *Professor of Women´s Studies at the Institute for Political Science, Department of Political Science and Sociology, University of Innsbruck, Austria In: CNS – Capitalism – Nature – Socialism, Vol. 18, Nr. 1, New York/London (Routledge), March 2007, pp. 13-27 Feminist Research and the Left Since the second half of the 1970s, a unique political understanding emerged within the new women’s movement; one that not only questioned the foundations of Right-wing politics, but also those of the Left, and even the basis of modern science. In Germany, this work of a new and profound critique of capitalism and patriarchy was led by Maria Mies, Veronika Bennholdt-Thomsen, and myself Claudia von Werlhof - known as the Bielefeld School and later as a part of ecofeminism2 It did not take long, however, before the women’s movement at large was beset by the fate of most social movements and became divided: in this case, 1Translation by Gabriel Kuhn, Manila / Innsbruck, August 2006. Article adapted from Claudia von Werlhof, “Keine Kapitalismus-Kritik ohne Patriarchatskritik! Warum die Linke keine Alternative ist,“ Widerspruch. Beiträge zu sozialistischer Politik, Nr. 50: Alternativen!, 26.Jg./1. Halbjahr 2006, Zürich, pp. 99-111 2 Maria Mies, „Methodische Postulate zur Frauenforschung – dargestellt am Beispiel der Gewalt gegen Frauen“, Beiträge zur feministischen Theorie und Praxis, Nr. 1: Erste Orientierungen, München, pp. 41-63. Maria Mies, Patriarchy and Accumulation on a World Scale: Women in the International Division of Labour (London: zedpress, 1986).