Sunday, September 27, 2026 at 11:30am
Caliban and the Witch is a history of the body in the transition to capitalism. Moving from the peasant revolts of the late Middle Ages to the witch-hunts and the rise of mechanical philosophy, Federici investigates the capitalist rationalization of social reproduction. She shows how the battle against the rebel body and the conflict between body and mind are essential conditions for the development of labor power and self-ownership, two central principles of modern social organization.
We will discuss the book, available for purchase or from your library.
Coming up in the series, all Sundays at 11:30am:
August 2: The Great Derangement by Amitav Ghosh
On why serious literature and art keep failing climate change, and how it connects to colonialism, capitalism, and aesthetic failure.
August 30: Means of Control by Byron Tau
On post-9/11 data collection, and how the hidden alliance of tech and government built the American surveillance state.
