This conference session will take place in the framework of the 9th Historical Materialism Conference, 'Weighs like A Nightmare', SOAS, Central London, 8-11 November 2012. The deadline for submission is 10 May 2012.

A new generation of anti-capitalist feminists has emerged in the last years across the world. Though not without tensions and disagreements, these new feminist currents have been in constant dialogue with different traditions of Marxism and the Marxist critique of political economy in areas ranging from social science, philosophy to art history. With the aim of providing a space for this dialogue, the 9th Historical Materialism conference in London welcomes presentations exploring the synergies between the feminist and the Marxist critiques of capitalism in their various articulations.

Paper proposals (between 200 and 300 words) should be submitted by registering at the website BEFORE 10 May 2012. Submissions will be peer reviewed. Please be aware that the conference is self-funded therefore we are unable to help with travel and accommodation costs.

Themes of particular interest for the conference include:

1. Marxist and Socialist feminism in the 21st century
2. The critique of the political economy of sex work
3. Autonomia and Feminism: A legacy?
4. Intersectionality theory and Marxism
5. Feminist and Marxist critiques of liberal feminism
6. Queer studies, LGBTQ and Marxism
7. Feminist and Marxist critiques of gendered labour exploitation
8. Feminist and Marxist critiques of racism and Islamophobia
9. The political economy of gender and carceral detention
10. Feminism, Marxism and art theory
11. Women's collectives and the contemporary art world
12. Feminist, Marxism and the visual cultures of globalisation
13. Gendered international migrations
14. Commodification of care
15. Social reproduction

Please note that the following donations are requested in support of conference costs:

£50 waged/15 unwaged on pre-registration | £75 waged / 25 unwaged at the door