Nancy Fraser on capitalism, gender oppression, Marxism, and the post-left populist moment

Nancy Fraser's many groundbreaking contributions to Marxism and feminism make her a legendary figure on the left.
In this interview she talks about many of the ideas that traverse her life's work, including gender oppression, race and capitalism; growing up during de-segregation; intersectionality; the American New Left; debating Judith Butler; and much more.
She also discusses a new book she is working on, inspired by the work of W.E.B Du Bois.
Capitalism: A Conversation in Critical Theory by Nancy Fraser is out this month: www.versobooks.com/products/2...
You can find all of Nancy Fraser's work here: www.versobooks.com/blogs/auth...
Highlights:
Cannibal Capitalism: How our System is Devouring Democracy, Care, and the Planet - and What We Can Do About It www.versobooks.com/products/2...
Fortunes of Feminism: From State-Managed Capitalism to Neoliberal Crisis hwww.versobooks.com/products/2...
The Old Is Dying and the New Cannot Be Born: From Progressive Neoliberalism to Trump and Beyond www.versobooks.com/products/8...
Feminism for the 99%: A Manifesto www.versobooks.com/products/7...
She is interviewed by Sebastian Budgen, Editorial Director, Verso Books.
Nancy’s time in France 00:00:00
Post-structuralism vs Marxism 00:07:27
Foucault’s legacy 00:25:04:00
Habermas 00:27:52
Growing up during de-segregation 00:38:44
Comparing the American New Left with Europe 00:44:45
Lenin and Trotsky 47:25:20
A global critique 50:45:23
New Left Review 53:34:22
Idpol and class reductionism 00:56:57
The enlarged view of capitalism 01:04:58
Production and social formation 01:09:36
Gender opression and capitalism 01:17:37
Gender and the Soviet Union 01:22:48
Race and capitalism 01:26:31
Antisemitism 01:31:10
The eras of capitalism 01:33:43
The post left populist moment 01:35:48
Intersectionality 01:43:12
Debating Judith Butler 01:44:48
Cancellation 01:48:39

[@ali6369]

I have always found Fraser’s writings very interesting, thoughtful & insightful but this is the first time I’ve actually seen her & listened to her

[@RafBlutaxt]

Great conversation and I'm particularly happy to hear Postone's thoughts on antisemitism getting a mention.

[@xaviercrain7336]

The work that Fraser does not mention about Habermas is one defined by Arendtian concerns

[@Mai-zy4vw]

Does anyone know who the interviewer is?

[@alovelytime]

the description says its Sebastian Budgen, Editorial Director, Verso Books

[@Mai-zy4vw]

@@alovelytime Oh thank you so much. Dear, why didn't I see that the first time?

[@0olong]

Apparently he's (also) her Verso editor.

[@mishre25]

Don't know but he is wheezing really noisily into the microphone 🤢

[@michaeltee4275]

Production & Reproduction are symbiotic phenomena.

[@alexalvareztaylor3798]

Maybe I am dumb but I just don't understand how reproducing life or labour power is a condition of possibility for capitalist production specifically. Care work and interacting with nature to feed and clothes ourselves is a pretext for all kinds of societies not just capitalism. Yes, in capitalist production these reproductive processes acquire a specific capitalist form, but they are not in and of themselves inherent to capitalism. If you take this social reproduction theory to its absurd conclusion just getting out of bed in the morning should be seen as a profit making activity that deserves to be 'paid' with a wage. Not that a wage is ever payment in full because the boss always takes a slice, a surplus. What social reproduction people and other identity political people seek is recognition. But they dont ask themselves what the consequences would be of receiving a wage for housework would be, namely commodification, competition, key performance indicators and surveillance from whoever pays the 'work'. Theres a lot of wishful thinking going on and it is muddy and insufficient. Is a wage with all the crap that attaches to it really the kind of recognition they desire? Isn't the real point and tragedy that capitalism is indifferent to life and reproduction? In other words, isn't proper recognition only a possibility outside of capitalism rather than within it? Fraser has it upside down - money making is the pretext of social reproduction. Birthrates fall dramatically in developed capitalist nations because the young no longer have the money to reproduce life by rearing families.

[@michaeltee4275]

Afaik, neither Frazier nor any other leftist, worthy of the name, claims that social reproduction only emerged, or emerges, with capitalism.

[@michaeltee4275]

How was life reproduced before the emergency of class oppression and money?

[@iraqwarveteran470]

talk about AI

[@tiredie6392]

This is Proudhon on a very bad Malthusian day.

[@totonow6955]

?

[@mielieu1513]

@tiredie6392 this is gibberish

[@alandoane9168]

@@mielieu1513 Oh thank God, I thought it was just me.

[@michaeltee4275]

How so?

[@hongolloyd8728]

Free rides come with a cost.

[@alandoane9168]

Everything in a dynamic system comes with a cost. The only free ride is in a dead universe.

[@user-bv6bz9dt2v]

Die Arme .... Da kann man nur noch Mitleid haben ....