Lewis has taught at various academic institutions, including the City University of New York (CUNY). She is a contributing editor to Viewpoint Magazine and her writings have appeared in publications such as Jacobin and Truthout.
Key Works and Contributions
Lewis's major works include:
- The Politics of Everybody: Feminism, Queer Theory, and Marxism at the Intersection (Verso Books, 2016): This book explores the intersections of gender, sexuality, class, and race, offering a critique of liberal identity politics and advocating for a more materialist, socialist-feminist framework for understanding and challenging oppression. It argues for the necessity of systemic economic transformation alongside cultural and social liberation.
- The Case for a Socialist-Feminist Foreign Policy (Verso Books, 2018): In this work, Lewis articulates an alternative foreign policy approach that integrates socialist and feminist principles. She argues for a policy centered on demilitarization, global economic equality, and international solidarity, challenging traditional state-centric and capitalist-driven foreign relations.
Political and Theoretical Stance
Lewis is a prominent voice in contemporary socialist feminist thought. Her theoretical work consistently emphasizes the centrality of class analysis to understanding gender and sexual oppression, arguing that liberal approaches often fail to address the underlying economic structures that perpetuate inequality. She advocates for a unified struggle against capitalism and patriarchy, seeing them as deeply interconnected systems. Her writing often engages with historical socialist and feminist thought to develop strategies for contemporary political action.