Books

The Contested Domain: Selected Writings on Marxism and Feminism by Lise Vogel

2025

Pluto Press

Lise Vogel is a unique voice in feminist theory. Edited by Kirstin Munro, this book collects Vogel's best essays, opening a window into the last half-century of US socialist feminism.

A trailblazer in the 1970s, Vogel planted the seeds for contemporary Social Reproduction Theory with her ‘unitary theory’ of exploitation and the oppression of women. Along with others, she challenged established views within the academy and movement by insisting that Marxist theory can accommodate class, race, and gender. Today, her work is more popular than ever, inspiring socialist feminists to develop inclusive, liberatory ideas for the next generation.

This compilation combines five decades of Vogel's work, including long-out-of-print material. It is a crucial resource for readers interested in the intellectual history of Marxist feminism and twentieth-century activism.

The Production of Everyday Life in Eco-conscious Households

2023

Bristol University Press

Based on qualitative interviews with sustainability-oriented parents of young children, this book describes what happens when people make interventions into mundane and easy-to-overlook aspects of everyday life to bring the way they get things done into alignment with their environmental values. Because the ability to make changes is constrained by their culture and capitalist society, there are negative consequences and trade-offs involved in these household-level sustainability practices.

The households described in this book shed light on the full extent of the trade-offs involved in promoting sustainability at the household level as a solution to environmental problems.

Endorsements:

"Kirstin Munro’s innovative study of eco-conscious families provides a fine-grained analysis of household production and makes a landmark contribution to Marxist-feminist theories of capitalist social reproduction."  

Lise Vogel, Rider University

"Munro’s fascinating book highlights how individuals concerned with overconsumption, waste, and environmental degradation make decisions about their everyday lives. Students will find much to recognize in how these global concerns get integrated into the daily choices, debates and compromises of people who are trying their best to live ethical lives." 

Anne Meneley, Trent University