Alberto Barausse

Caring in, for, and of the Venetian Lagoon

31 January 2025

Venice and its lagoon are an excellent showcase and laboratory for how social and environmental intertwine. Care writing offers many mature theoretical perspectives that combine the analysis of social and environmental systems and call for a joint study of human and nonhuman care. The time is ripe for the next step: joint empirical research on these topics, emphasizing the need for immediate action to address global care and environmental crises.