Feminized Work and the Labor of Literature New Literary Perspectives on the Times, Spaces and Forms of Women’s Work
Feminized Work and the Labor of Literature by Emily J Hogg, published by Edinburgh University Press on April 30, 2025, offers a comprehensive examination of women’s work through the lens of historical and contemporary literature. This 216-page book delves into the complexities of gendered working lives, drawing connections across various genres, time periods, and geographical contexts. It highlights how literature can illuminate the often-overlooked aspects of women’s labor, from early modern noblewomen’s libraries to modern protest comics.
Readers will find an exploration of diverse topics such as gossip, household management, and gender-based violence, alongside the creation of feminist solidarity. The book engages with works by notable authors like Virginia Woolf and Adrienne Rich, while also addressing contemporary issues surrounding motherhood and the challenges of insecure work lives. By analyzing these themes, this edition provides valuable insights into the intersection of literature and women’s studies, contributing to a deeper understanding of the dynamics of labor and gender in society.
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In a world wherein work is increasingly feminized, historical and contemporary literature can reveal what ‘women’s work’ entails. Reading across different genres, time periods and geographical locations, this book explores gendered working lives through novels, poetry, comics, editorial work and book collecting. It moves from the library of an early modern noblewoman to protest comics in the 2017 Women’s March, from Virginia Woolf, Adrienne Rich and Buchi Emecheta to writing from the 2020s about motherhood and explores topics as various as gossip, poetic scraps and household management as well as gender-based violence and the creation of feminist solidarity. In doing so, it shows how literary perspectives on labour and gender can provide insights into work that is otherwise made invisible and can help us to better understand the challenges of today’s insecure work-lives.
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