Re-enchanting the World: Feminism and the Politics of the Commons

Federici, Silvia (2019). PM Press

Threads: Commons, Labor & care

Summary

Essays on the commons as a practice of social reproduction. Federici is critical of commons projects that ignore who does the care work.

Why it’s useful here

A direct warning for community tech: who patches the server at 2 a.m.? It shapes how guides treat maintenance and how governance posts distribute that labor.

Key ideas

  • Commons as social relations, not just resources
  • Feminist critique of digital/knowledge commons that ignore reproduction
  • federici-2004-caliban-and-the-witch.md
  • ostrom-1990-governing-the-commons.md

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