The work of love is a feminist problem, and it demands feminist
solutions.
Comforting
a family member or friend, soothing children, providing company for
the elderly, ensuring that people feel well enough to work; this is
all essential labour. Without it, capitalism would cease to function.
They Call It Love investigates the work that makes a haven in
a heartless world, examining who performs this labour, how it is
organised, and how it might change. In this groundbreaking book, Alva
Gotby calls this work 'emotional reproduction', unveiling its
inherently political nature. It not only ensures people's well-being
but creates sentimental attachments to social hierarchy and the
status quo. Drawing on the thought of the feminist movement Wages for
Housework, Gotby demonstrates that emotion is a key element of
capitalist reproduction. To improve the way we relate to one another
will require a radical restructuring of society.