They Call It Love (Hardcover)

Alva Gotby

ISBN 10: 1839767030 / ISBN 13: 9781839767036

Edité par Verso Books, London, 2023

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Hardcover. They Call It Love is an examination of the work we call "love", who performs it, how it is organised, and how we might re-organise it. Through understanding love as emotional reproduction, Alva Gotby makes clear that our emotional lives are inherently political.How do you know someone cares for you? Think about the small gestures of love all the little things that have made you feel supported and cared for. Who was working to make you feel safe, loved, and supported? The work of caring for people is an essential but devalued aspect of capitalist societies. In this groundbreaking book, Alva Gotby calls for a new understanding of 'emotional reproduction' the work of soothing children and providing company for the elderly, comforting partners, family members, and friends, and maintaining intimate forms of sociality. This work is commonly known as love.Emotional reproduction is not something we usually think about or notice. Its the everyday work that we do for our family members, friends, co-workers and others comforting, cheering up those who are feeling sad or lonely, creating emotional warmth. There is an assumption in our society that healthy adults can care for themselves and that only children and the mentally ill need emotional support. But emotional reproduction shows that we are all dependent on one another. Adults as well as children need emotional care. And not only those with a mental illness need support from others all of us do. The work of love is a feminist problem, and it demands feminist solutions Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

N° de réf. du vendeur 9781839767036

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: They Call It Love (Hardcover)
• Éditeur: Verso Books, London
• Date de parution: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1839767030
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781839767036
• Reliure: Hardcover
• État de l'article: new

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Synopsis

Comforting a family member or friend, soothing children, providing company for the elderly, ensuring that people feel well enough to work; this is all essential labour. Without it, capitalism would cease to function. They Call It Love investigates the work that makes a haven in a heartless world, examining who performs this labour, how it is organised, and how it might change. In this groundbreaking book, Alva Gotby calls this work 'emotional reproduction', unveiling its inherently political nature. It not only ensures people's well-being but creates sentimental attachments to social hierarchy and the status quo. Drawing on the thought of the feminist movement Wages for Housework, Gotby demonstrates that emotion is a key element of capitalist reproduction. To improve the way we relate to one another will require a radical restructuring of society.

À propos de l?auteur

Alva Gotby is a writer and organiser living in London. She holds a PhD in Media Studies from the University of West London and an MA in Philosophy and Contemporary Critical Theory from the Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy, Kingston University. She has written on feminist theory, social reproduction, housing, emotions, and family, and is active in struggles to abolish prisons and landlords.