imogen_underscore [it/its, she/her]

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  • I can’t recommend any texts off the top of my head. My impression is that a new queer Marxism is something that is still early in development, so to speak. I don’t think we can say just yet who the most important theorists of this topic might be. It’s something I am also very interested in, so I will be watching this thread closely. I think an important difference between a new queer Marxism when compared to the Marxism of the previous century, would be the inclusion of the lumpenproletariat into a revolutionary model. It’s my impression that a lot of important Marxist theorists of the previous century were prone to being very dismissive of the potential role of the lumpenproletariat in a revolutionary framework. A lot of the time, they were referring to woman sex workers when they hit this regressive note. These days we see this role being filled in great proportion by queer especially trans people. So it has been my view for some time that a revision to the view of and role of the lumpenproletariat, as compared to now-orthodox 20th century Marxist doctrine, must be essential for achieving a true new queer-Marxism synthesis.

    Sorry if this is poorly worded or kinda vague, I’m a bit drunk and did my best to elucidate my thoughts.