Care, Radically
Jocelyn Olcott and Tania Rispoli
31 January 2026Join 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 16, at 5pm in person at the Revaluing Care Lab at the FHI.
Monday, February 16 · 5:00–6:30 PM ET · In person
Smith Warehouse, Bay 4, C106
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.