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Hello! May I please direct you to this massive reading list I put together the other day: https://hexbear.net/post/4435465
In particular, the introduction to feminism and the Queer Marxism sections will likely have some things that catch your eye.
I can give you some more specific and narrow recommendations if you want, depending on what specifically interests you (eg., historical accounts of communist feminists, feminist philosophy, writings by socialists, etc.)
Thank you comrade!
Hey comrade, if you're into this then I really really really think you should look into feminist urban planning. It is part of my work, but it is also so fascinating and opened up my eyes to completely different avenues for political change as well as unseen ways oppression is perpetrated.
Invisible women is a great starting point.
Thank you for the recommendation, I'll give it a read! I've never really studied urban planning, that's more my wife's field, but I'm sure they'd love if I read this and we had a good discussion. Appreciate it <3
You're very welcome and that book is a great place to start! It also opens your eyes to how urban planning isn't just some odd thing happening in an office far away, but (at least should be) locally motivated and a source - or at least hub - of many issues pertaining to issues of systemic oppression and how that hurts everyone. I know that makes sense in the abstract (we're all leftists) but it makes it very tangible. It gives a great example of how clearing of snow in Stockholm was done in a way that mainly had men in mind, which led to more people falling and hurting themselves, which meant hospitals were busier.
Caliban and the Witch is a solid read
Yeh I actually listened to that audiobook recently. I guess I’m looking for something a little more contemporary, in terms of how I can be a better man when it comes to my relationship to the patriarchy and to women? Like I’m doing ok I think but it’s always good to try and be better.
I asked my partner who’s a little more up to date and these were their recommendations on modern feminist writing they’ve liked:
Oh hey, so this isn't specifically communist (and isn't on my larger reading list), but if you're interested in examining how to build better relationships I recommend Dean Spade's Love in a Fucked-Up World: How to Build Relationships, Hook Up, and Raise Hell Together.
Dean Spade is one of the founders of the Silvia Rivera Law Project, and has some great writing on abolition (Normal Life: Administrative Violence, Critical Trans Politics, and the Limits of the Law is a great/terrible read), and this book just came out. It's about fostering healthy relationships while acknowledging the impact that politics plays on every aspect of your life. So how to find the balance/bring to the forefront your desire to change the world around you, the pain caused by the systems of oppression we experience, and that desire for community and fostering mutual power in your relationships.
The Will to Change, by Bell hooks
Tangentially related, feminist urban planning. I would start out with Invisible Women by Caroline Perez. Then I'd consider looking into Gender Mainstreaming - The Viennese city council has a good report on it.
Also good to read is Making Mobilities Matter.