Revolution at Point Zero

Silvia Federici has inspired generations of feminists through her political activism and writings. As a co-founder of the international campaign "Wages for Housework," she laid the groundwork for a theoretical framework that places life and its social and societal reproduction at the center. Marxist and feminist theories are critically examined and reassembled to capture and explain the significance of housework for capitalism and the privatization of services and common goods. "Revolution at Point Zero" brings together Federici's most important texts from the last fifty years, which have lost none of their political urgency and relevance. On the contrary: in light of the current crisis of social reproduction and the global women's strike movement, this reading not only provides building blocks for an analysis of social contexts but also for a feminist revolution. "If the women's movement is to regain momentum and no longer be merely another support of a hierarchical system, it must engage with the material foundations of women's lives." - Silvia Federici.