{"product_id":"9789819261703","title":"Other Intimacies A Queer Materialist Ethnography of Reproductive Labour Beyond the Couple","description":"\u003ch3\u003ePalgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eOther Intimacies\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Queer Materialist Ethnography of Reproductive Labour Beyond the Couple\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eLeo Acquistapace | Renato Busarello | Chiara Bertone\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Sociology \/ Marriage \u0026amp; Family\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-ogsc=\"black\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003eThis book\u003cstrong data-ogsc=\"\"\u003e\u003cem data-ogsc=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eoffers a collective ethnography of love, intimacy, and care beyond the couple in pre-pandemic urban Italy—exploring queer and straight families of friends, flatmates, lovers, ex-lovers, and others in non-normative relationships. Drawing on a radical queer materialist approach, \u003cem data-ogsc=\"\"\u003eOther Intimacies\u003c\/em\u003e examines the relationship between productive and reproductive labour in contemporary capitalism, value extraction and the queer Italian theory of gender (as) work and gender strike. It also contributes to anthropological debates on emotions, representation, and embodiment.\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv data-ogsc=\"black\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv data-ogsc=\"black\"\u003eGrounded in long-term grassroots collective research within Italian queer movements—involving self-inquiry with about 100 people and in-depth interviews—the book was originally published in Italian in 2022 and has now been updated to reflect recent policy changes. It will appeal to scholars in Queer and Feminist Studies, Queer Materialism, Anthropology of the Body, Family Studies, neo-Marxist and post-work theories, as well as practitioners, activists and anyone striving to live beyond compulsory coupledom.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLeo Acquistapace, \u003c\/strong\u003ewith a PhD in Social and Cultural Anthropology, authored several papers and book chapters as well as the Italian monograph \u003cem\u003eTenetevi in matrimonio e dateci la dote: il lavoro riproduttivo nelle relazioni di intimità, solidarietà e cura oltre la coppia nell’Italia urbana contemporanea\u003c\/em\u003e (2022) on which this book is based. A transfeminist and queer activist, s\/he is a member of the Bologna-based collective Laboratorio Smaschieramenti, which has played a key role in several Italian feminist, queer, and workerist debates.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChiara Bertone\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Sociology at the University of Eastern Piedmont, Italy. Her main interests lie in gender, family studies and sexuality. She is editor of the \u003cem\u003ePalgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life\u003c\/em\u003e book series. Her publications include \u003cem\u003eIl familiare è politico \u003c\/em\u003e(2024) and \u003cem\u003eThe SAGE Handbook of Global Sexualities\u003c\/em\u003e (2020, co-editor).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRenato\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eBusarello\u003c\/strong\u003e is an independent researcher, queer and transfeminist activist and political organizer. He authored several papers and held lectures at venues including the University of Bologna, Italy, and Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art, Spain. As a member of the Bologna-based collective Laboratorio Smaschieramenti, he has contributed to some of the most significant queer mobilizations in Italy for the last 25 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e04 February 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Singapore\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9789819261703\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Singapore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53983044894860,"sku":"9789819261703","price":116.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9789819261703","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}