Capitalismo racializado e generificado: entrevista com Nancy Fraser / Racialized and Gendered Capitalism: an interview with Nancy Fraser

Abstract

Nancy Fraser is an American philosopher, professor at the New School for Social Research, in New York. Author of numerous works, witch discuss theory of justice, capitalism, crisis,  neoliberalism, social reproduction, racism, among other topics, Fraser is an important exponent of socialist feminism and of critical theory. Among the most recent published books are Capitalism in Debates (2018), in which Rahel Jaeggi is a co-author, Feminism for the 99% (2017), which she co-authored with Cinzia Arruzza and Tithi Bhattacharya -  both published in Brazil by Editora Boitempo, in 2020 and 2019, respectively - and, the recently published Cannibal Capitalism (2022), which has not yet been portuguese translation.

Throughout the interview, conducted virtually on August 19^th, 2022, some questions about the author's recent work were addressed. In dialogue with the interviewer's research, Fraser comments on the racialized and gendered characteristics of capitalism, social struggles and resistance to expropriation, highlighting the mobilization of indigenous peoples in Brazil. In addition to being very accessible, assertive and clear, Fraser is brilliant in this interview, shared in full below.