Silvia Federici

Economic experts and historians discuss the origins of capitalism, from colonial conquest to the privatization of land in Europe. Topics include the Atlantic Slave Trade, racial capitalism, and peasant uprisings against forced land separation.

Legendary feminist scholar Silvia Federici discusses the formation of the modern proletariat, the rise of capitalism and the persecution of women as witches, the relationship between capitalism, divisions, and differentiation, the rise of the carceral public welfare system, the historical context of the heretics movement, the enormity of the witch hunt and violence against women, exploring pre-modern cosmologies, scientific rationalism and the witch hunts, feminism in Latin America and the challenge to church influence, and recognition of Sylvia Federici's contributions and call for support.

Silvia Federici, a prominent feminist thinker and researcher, joins Langsomme Samtaler to discuss her groundbreaking work on the historical relationship between women's oppression and capitalism. She explores the exploitation of women within the capitalist system, challenges traditional views on capitalism's progressiveness, and highlights the importance of communal rights and mass revolts. Federici also delves into the connection between the witch hunt and the heretic movement, as well as the damaging impact of capitalist aesthetics on women's liberation.