Political Economy of Patriarchy Imperialism
STUDY BLOCKS: POLITICAL ECONOMY, HISTORY
Image: “Imperialism stops here” by Judy Seidman, South Africa. Imperialism III Anti-Imperialist Poster Exhibition
STUDY MATERIALS
Imperialism: Highest Stage of Capitalism, By V.I. Lenin- Second preface and Chapter 10
DOWNLOAD PDF • LINK TO FULL TEXTThird World Women’s Alliance, Women in the Struggle (1971)
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[SUPPLEMENTAL READING]
A Revolution Within a Revolution: Women in Guinea-Bissau, by Stephanie Urdang (1975)
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DISCUSSION PROMPT
Watch these two videos:
Walmart Video: https://youtu.be/yZC4neLax5o
UNIQLO Video: https://youtu.be/Kibco0kC5ZY
1. Discuss the different forms of work that are happening along the supply chain of your typical retail industry? Consider the gendered, class, and social implications of different spaces of work.
2. What are some of the contradictions and concerns that you identify in the Uniqlo workers video? What generates these contradictions?
3. What are three demands that can drive a campaign amongst retail workers at all levels of production globally? Imagine you are addressing workers in employed by Walmart and the UNIQLO factory workers at the same time.