Jocelyn Olcott
Care Conversations Series
The Care Conversations Series invites leading scholars to discuss new books that reframe care across labor, gender, race, disability, and social justice. Each event pairs the author with a Duke interlocutor for cross-disciplinary dialogue. The Fall 2025 series will take place in Bay 4, Smith Warehouse, and is co-sponsored by the Revaluing Care Lab and campus partners.
Gender-Equitable Growth
The Revaluing Care in the Global Economy project hosts an online seminar on Gender-Equitable Growth, examining how social reproduction shapes U.S. state-level economic outcomes. Wednesday, September 24, 2025 · 10:05–11:20 AM ET, online.
Women’s Work and Care in Argentina
The Revaluing Care in the Global Economy project opens its Fall 2025 Working Papers Seminar Series with an online seminar on women’s work and care in Argentina, exploring how labor and care have been reshaped in the neoliberal era. Wednesday, September 17, 2025 · 5:30–7:00 PM ET, online.
Working Papers Seminar Series 2025-2026
This is the fourth edition of the Working Papers Seminar Series, an online forum where early- and mid-career scholars share work in progress with experts from the interdisciplinary field of care studies. The Fall 2025 cycle is fully supported by the Revaluing Care Lab at the Franklin Humanities Institute, Duke University.
Creating Common Care (Bilingual Seminar)
The Revaluing Care in the Global Economy project invites you to a seminar on Creating Common Care, examining how community care structures intersect with labor, the state, and economic precarity in Latin America. The event will take place online on Friday, April 4, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM Eastern Time.
Care in Gaza
Asmaa AbuMezied will present a paper on the destruction of care infrastructures in Gaza amid the ongoing genocide. The event will take place online on Friday, February 28, from 2:00 to 4:00 PM EST.
Environment, Labor, Transhuman
Join us on Friday, February 14, from 12 pm to 2 pm ET for a discussion on care, race and ecology.
Urban Care
Join us on Friday, January 31, from 10 am to 12 pm ET for a discussion on care, labor, and urban transformation
Déjà-vu all over again?: IWY Turns 50
On the fiftieth anniversary of International Women’s Year, it’s worth taking stock of what we’ve gained and what we haven’t.
Ecological Care
On Friday, January 17, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM ET, we will convene for a session exploring the intersections of care, ecology, and infrastructure.
Measuring Care
How do we measure care? What are the benefits and the limitations? Sign up for the seminar of Friday, December 6, 12-2pm ET
Unpaid Care Labor
In this seminar we will discuss how childcare represents unpaid care labor. Join us on Wednesday, November 13, 10am-12pm ET!