ME O'Brien on family abolition in the longue durée Rabbles
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In this episode, ME O'Brien charts the history of projects to abolish the family from Marx and Engels in the mid-19th century till today. We discuss transformations of the family under capitalist development, anti-racist critiques of family abolition, working-class solidarity, and the contradictions of prefigurative politics.
You can find all of her work at www.michelleestherobrien.com.
🦋 NAVIGATION 🦋
1:14 — A brief history of the working-class family
10:46 — The Black family as a source of resistance to oppression
16:55 — Family aspiration as fracturing working-class solidarity
23:28 — Queer communes and prefigurative politics
29:50 — Against functionalism
🦋 FURTHER RESOURCES 🦋
To Abolish The Family (ME O'Brien): https://bit.ly/3cA1QUZ
Abolish The Family! (Red May TV): https://bit.ly/2PFv0sw
Communizing Care (ME O'Brien): https://bit.ly/3w8gTNe
Kayla Puan Interview Transcript (ME O'Brien): https://bit.ly/3sAMrci
🦋 FOLLOW US 🦋
Twitter @StoffelAlex (https://bit.ly/3c5Bydl) and @FelixdlCampo (https://bit.ly/368LYoH)
Instagram @delcampofelix (https://bit.ly/36b7hpw)
In this episode, ME O'Brien charts the history of projects to abolish the family from Marx and Engels in the mid-19th century till today. We discuss transformations of the family under capitalist development, anti-racist critiques of family abolition, working-class solidarity, and the contradictions of prefigurative politics.
You can find all of her work at www.michelleestherobrien.com.
🦋 NAVIGATION 🦋
1:14 — A brief history of the working-class family
10:46 — The Black family as a source of resistance to oppression
16:55 — Family aspiration as fracturing working-class solidarity
23:28 — Queer communes and prefigurative politics
29:50 — Against functionalism
🦋 FURTHER RESOURCES 🦋
To Abolish The Family (ME O'Brien): https://bit.ly/3cA1QUZ
Abolish The Family! (Red May TV): https://bit.ly/2PFv0sw
Communizing Care (ME O'Brien): https://bit.ly/3w8gTNe
Kayla Puan Interview Transcript (ME O'Brien): https://bit.ly/3sAMrci
🦋 FOLLOW US 🦋
Twitter @StoffelAlex (https://bit.ly/3c5Bydl) and @FelixdlCampo (https://bit.ly/368LYoH)
Instagram @delcampofelix (https://bit.ly/36b7hpw)
38 Min.