This week marks our first official session of the reading group for Fall 2019. We are detouring from the main Platypus syllabus briefly to discuss Gender, Sexuality, and the ways that the Left has historically approached these topics. We will be focusing specifically on Marxist thinkers with the readings for this week. Please attempt the readings below and come with questions and comments! All are welcome to attend and no prior knowledge is assumed.

Readings for this week as follows:

Juliet Mitchell, “Women: The longest revolution” (1966)
platypus1917.org/wp-content/uploads/...iet_womenlongestrevolution_nlr40.pdf

Clara Zetkin and Vladimir Lenin, “An interview on the woman question” (1920)
www.marxists.org/archive/zetkin/1920/lenin/zetkin1.htm

Theodor W. Adorno, “Sexual taboos and the law today” (1963)
platypus1917.org/wp-content/uploads/readings/adorno_sexualtaboostoday.pdf

John D’Emilio, “Capitalism and gay identity” (1983)
platypus1917.org/wp-content/uploads/readings/demilio_captialismgayid.pdf

All readings found at: platypus1917.org/2019/05/27/platypus...er-and-fall-autumn-2019-winter-2020/