Silvia Federici's Lecture, Jan 23, 2019

Silvia Federici
Our 2018-19 Northrop Frye Professor
Public Lecture:
Re-enchanting the World: Feminism and the Politics of the Commons
4 pm, Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Victoria College Chapel
91 Charles Street West, Toronto
University of Toronto
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Silvia Federici is a feminist activist, writer, and teacher. She was one of the co-founders of the International Feminist Collective, which launched the Wages For Housework campaign. In the 1990s, following teaching and research in Nigeria, she became active in the anti-globalization movement. Federici has taught international studies, women studies, and political philosophy courses at Hofstra University. Her books and essays treat philosophy and feminist theory, women’s history, education and culture, as well as the struggle against capitalist globalization.
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Silvia Federici is a feminist activist, writer, and teacher. She was one of the co-founders of the International Feminist Collective, which launched the Wages For Housework campaign. In the 1990s, following teaching and research in Nigeria, she became active in the anti-globalization movement. Federici has taught international studies, women studies, and political philosophy courses at Hofstra University. Her books and essays treat philosophy and feminist theory, women’s history, education and culture, as well as the struggle against capitalist globalization.
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