Booklaunch: Materialist Feminism – Contemporary Analyses of Gender in Capitalism | Nov 7 in Leipzig

07.11.2025 | 7:30pm | Pixi Kol­lek­tiv­bar (Georg-Schwarz-Stra­ße 3, 04177 Leipzig)

with Chris­ti­na Engel­mann, Kris­ten R. Ghod­see, Fran­zis­ka Haug and Lou Zucker

Alex­an­dra Kol­lon­tai and Cla­ra Zet­kin were the first to stu­dy gen­der rela­ti­ons under capi­ta­lism, exami­ning how eco­no­mic ine­qua­li­ty bet­ween the sexes is lin­ked to patri­ar­chal kin­ship rela­ti­ons and the explo­ita­ti­on and con­trol of women’s bodies and sexua­li­ty. For only by under­stan­ding how the way we desi­re, love, and enga­ge in rela­ti­onships with one ano­ther is influen­ced by the mate­ri­al con­di­ti­ons in which we live can we find prac­ti­cal gui­dance for brin­ging about new forms of desi­ring and rela­ting to one ano­ther. We will dis­cuss what we can learn from the­se ear­ly mate­ria­list femi­nist ana­ly­ses to under­stand gen­der ine­qua­li­ty and domi­nan­ce today and for our femi­nist strug­gles to res­ha­pe social pro­duc­tion and repro­duc­tion, as well as our fri­end­ships and inti­ma­te relationships.

We warm­ly invi­te you to join us for the book launch and dis­cus­sion with Chris­ti­na Engel­mann, Kris­ten R. Ghod­see, Fran­zis­ka Haug, and Lou Zucker, edi­tors and aut­hors of the antho­lo­gy “Mate­ria­list Femi­nism: Con­tem­po­ra­ry Ana­ly­ses of Gen­der in Capi­ta­lism.” Ent­ry by dona­ti­on. We look for­ward to an evening in a cosy atmo­sphe­re – come by and join the conversation!

The book pre­sen­ta­ti­on and dis­cus­sion will be held in English.