Xenofeminism

In an era of accelerating technology and increasing complexity, Helen Hester's book "Xenofeminism: A Politics for Alienation" reimagines the emancipatory potential of feminism by reconfiguring gender politics in the face of automation, globalization, and the digital revolution. She develops a three-part definition of xenofeminism grounded in technomaterialism, anti-naturalism, and gender abolitionism, and examines the relationship between reproduction and futurity, using the history of one specific device to argue for a future-oriented gender politics that can facilitate alternative models of reproduction.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 140 pages
\n Publication date: 23 March 2018
\n Publisher: Polity Press
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In an era of rapid technological advancement and growing complexity, how can we reimagine the emancipatory potential of feminism? How should gender politics be reconfigured in a world shaped by automation, globalization, and the digital revolution? These critical questions are explored in Helen Hester's groundbreaking new book, a founding member of the Laboria Cuboniks collective behind the acclaimed manifesto Xenofeminism: A Politics for Alienation. Hester develops a comprehensive definition of xenofeminism, rooted in the concepts of technomaterialism, anti-naturalism, and gender abolitionism. She delves into these ideas, particularly in relation to assistive reproductive technologies, and interrogates the interplay between reproduction and futurity. At the same time, she avoids the pitfalls of problematic anti-natalism. Finally, Hester examines the potential of xenofeminist technologies, using the history of one specific device as a case study to advocate for a future-oriented gender politics that can support alternative models of reproduction.

Challenging and iconoclastic, this visionary book serves as an essential guide to one of the most exciting intellectual trends in contemporary feminism.

\n Weight: 188g\n
Dimension: 126 x 190 x 13 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781509520633\n \n