Care, Radically

Jocelyn Olcott and Tania Rispoli
31 January 2026
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In person event Past Events Seminars Labor Social Practices

Join us for a work-in-progress presentation by Jessie Wilkerson (University of Tennessee), examining how networks of care emerge within labor conflict in Industrial Appalachia. Drawing on labor history and archival research, Care, Radically traces care as a collective and conflictual practice.

📅 Monday, February 19, 2026
⏰ 5:00-6:30PM
📍 Smith Warehouse, Bay 4, C106
🍽️ Light dinner offered
🎫Registration free but required

Presenter
Jessie Wilkerson (University of Tennessee)
“Care, Radically: Labor Conflict and Networks of Care in Industrial Appalachia”

Respondent
Anne Whisnant (Duke University)

Sponsors: Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI), Graduate Liberal Studies (GLS), History Hub

To receive the pre-circulated paper and to sign up for the light dinner, please write to revaluingcarelab@duke.edu.