Witches, Witch-Hunting, and Women

Posted on 11 November 2017 by Silvia Federici

The world is witnessing a new surge of interpersonal and institutional violence against women, including new witch hunts This surge of violence has occurred alongside an expansion of capitalist social relation In this new work, Silvia Federici examines the root causes of these developments and outlines the consequences for the women affected and their communities She argues, that this new war on women, a mirror of witch hunts in 16th and 17th century Europe and the New World, is a structural element of the new forms of capitalist accumulation These processes are founded on the destruction of people s most basic means of reproduction Like at the dawn of capitalism, the factors behind today s violence against women are processes of enclosure, land dispossession, and the remolding of women s reproductive activities and subjectivity. Free Download Kindle ePUB Witches, Witch-Hunting, and Women Author Silvia Federici – kino-fada.fr If you re tempted by but don t have time to read Caliban and the Witch, this is a quick readable rundown of its arguments if you have, it also has updates that are worth a look.This was unbelievably good and I agree with you that this is a game changer Amazing Silvia Federici is an academic and feminist activist In this book she makes the case of continued capitalist expansion in relation to ongoing oppression of women Starting with the witch hunts in...First time reading Silvia Federici, and I m not sure how Caliban the Witch has been on my to read list for several years Apparently Witches, Witch Hunting, Women condenses a lot of the former s arguments, or at least provides an introduction to them Some of the essays seem to be laying groundwork for future publications Essentially, Federici ties witch hunting from both historical and modern times to the development of capitalism Obviously there is misogyny and sexism entailed First time reading Silvia Federici, and I m not sure how Caliban the Witch has been on my to read list for several years Apparently Witches, Witch Hunting, Women condenses a lot of the former s arguments, or at least provides an introduction to them Some of the essays seem to be laying groundwork for future publications Essentially, Federici ties witch hunting from both historical and modern times to the development of capitalism Obviously there is misogyny and sexism entailed in witch hunting, but there equally is a hatred of woman not just as body but as symbol with looming implications for the capitalist project With the ascension of enclosure and private property, there was a drive to establish hierarchy, to cement wom...This is a small book consisting of a series of articles written by Silvia Federici She begins with a summary of her research into the 16th and 17th century witch hunts in Europe and America which killed and tortured thousands of women Her thesis is how witch hunts occurred in the context of the development of capitalism, which she argues needs to be explored in the economic political context of capital accumulation She then goes on to explore the current day witch hunts occurring in Africa, S This is a small book consisting of a series of articles written by Silvia Federici She begins with a summary of her research into the 16th and 17th century witch hunts in Europe and America which killed and tortured thousands of women Her thesis is how witch hunts occurred in the context of the development of capitalism, which she argues needs to be explored in the economic political context of capital accumulation She then goes on to ...It delivers on what it promises to Succinct overview on the topic not comprehensive or detailed , establishing a constant parallel between capital accumulation market and the demonised witch, both in the past and in contemporary societies It reminds us of our own implicit and explicit impl...If you have the time and want to get an in depth understanding on the connection between the witch hunts and capitalist accumulation, read Federici s Caliban and the Witch This book is the popular version of it, meant to ra...The main idea was so interesting to me that i buy the book and start to read without hesitation the introduction makes me eveneager to continue but after chapter 2 i was disappointed lack of historical evident, absence of clarifying the claim that brought up in introduction destroy the book s structure i expect something li...I know you re not supposed to judge a book by its cover, but how could I possibly resist that little black and purple, tattoo art number, contrasting so beautifully with the neutrals of the Hauswitch shop floor And especially emblazoned with those enticing words Witches, Witch Hunting and Women, by Silvia Federici.Alas, my love for slim purple volumes has again landed me in a world of disappointment Unlike the pirate book, however, this book isn t actually bad, and the problem is hardly tha I know you re not supposed to judge a book by its cover, but how could I possibly resist that little black and purple, tattoo art number, contrasting so beautifully with the neutrals of the Hauswitch shop floor And especially emblazo...Important topic but to fast in its argumentsI admittedly bought this book, because the authors Caliban and the witch wasn t available electronically This is a popular version and therefore also simplified in its argument Despite that I believe the book unnecessarily simplifies what is and was at stake in the Middle Ages and today Since the author starts with the Danish midsummer Visen I have to point out that there are important common misunderstandings in the presentation and when it is Important topic but to fast in its argumentsI admittedly bought this book, because the authors Caliban and the witch wasn t available electronically This is a popular version and therefore also simplified in its argument Despite that I believe the book unnecessarily simplifies what is and was at stake in the Middle Ages and today Since the author starts with the Danish midsummer Visen I have to point out that there are important common misunderstandings in the presentation and when it is read from an english language perspective In Drachmann s lyrics Hekse and trolde refers directly to the Nordic Norse mythology and the opposition between j t...Some points were made that were worth considering, but as a sociohistorical analysis of capitalism and witch hunts, Silvia Federici left much to be desired.As a historian and anthropologist that focused on early modern European crime, including a course dedicated to witchcraft in the Atlantic, this was a disappointing book Attempts at intersectionality were made, but conflating the witch hunts with slavery, indigenous genocide, and the Holocaust were absolutely not the way to do that.A lot of m Some points were made that were worth considering, but as a sociohistorical analysis of capitalism and witch hunts, Silvia Federici left much to be desired.As a historian and anthropol...

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11 November 2017

Silvia Federici