some thoughts on marxism and the social construction of sexuality

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1、Paperforthe‘SocialismandSexuality’Conference,UniversityofAmsterdam2003SomeThoughtsonMarxismandTheSocialConstructionofSexualityPaulReynoldsCentreforStudiesintheSocialSciences/SocialMovementsResearchGroupEdgeHillCollege,UKreynoldp@edgehill.ac.ukByWordofExplanation……………….Mypaperissomethingthat

2、shouldbebeingpublishedasIwriteinacollectionfortheInternationalConferenceofLabourandSocialHistory,sooneortwoofyoumayhavehadthemis/fortune(deleteasyoufeelapplicable!)tohavereadthisbefore.IwillconcentratemycommentsnotonthebroadsurveyIoffer,butthefourareasinwhichIfeelMarxismcanmakeacontribution

3、tothestudyofsexualityinthelastsection.IseethispaperasanelongatedabstractforabookonMarxismandSexualitythatIambeginningtodevelop.IwelcomesuggestionsastowhoIshouldcover,andwhatliteraturesIshouldreview,andwhatissuesmightbetakenup.CallforContributions–HistoricalMaterialismInNovemberIintendtocirc

4、ulateacallforpapersforaspecialeditionofHistoricalMaterialism:ResearchinCriticalMarxistTheory–ofwhichIamaneditor-onthethemeof‘MarxismandSexuality’.HistoricalMaterialismisagloballydistributedjournalwithasignificantreputationinMarxistcircles,publishedbyBrillintheNetherlands.Iamcurrentlycommiss

5、ioningpiecesandbeginningtoconsidersubmissionsforanissuethatislikelytocomeoutintheSpringof2005.Iwouldwelcomediscussionswithanyonewhowishestosubmitpapersorproposalsorhavepapersconsidered.11PaulReynoldsSomeThoughtsonMarxismandTheSocialConstructionofSexualityPreviousversionsofthispaperweregiven

6、tothePoliticalStudiesAssociationMarxismSpecialistGroupConferenceattheUniversityofSussex,UKin1999andtheSexuality,theWorkingClassesandLabourConferenceattheUniversityofLinz,Austria,in2002—thankstoparticipantsatbothconferencesfortheircomments.Marxism’sfocusonthestructuralanalysisofsocial(class)

7、relations,thematerialconditionsofrelationsofproduction,processesofcommodificationandcapitalistexploitationoflabourvalueandthepoliticsofideologicalandrepressivepowerasthebasisforclassoppressionandalienation,canclaimtohaveshapedthecontoursforradicaltheoris