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published on April 13, 2018
Lillian Cicerchia
https://doi.org/10.5840/radphilrev20184986
Feminism, Capitalism, and Nancy Fraser¡¯s "Terrain of Battle"
In this paper I argue that Nancy Fraser¡¯s theory of social reproduction is misleading and that the process of exploitation is more central to women¡¯s oppression than Fraser¡¯s theory suggests. I argue that Fraser¡¯s theory of women¡¯s oppression is continuous with her theory of capitalism and political agency. I critique Fraser¡¯s theory of capitalism at a structural level to clarify some of the ambiguity in her position about the difference between production and reproduction. I then compare Fraser¡¯s view with a structural view of class to make my critique and extend it to her theoretical distinction between status and class.