Events
Durba Mitra: Seminar & Talk
Feminist historian Durba Mitra will give a talk on “Protest as Care” and present during a seminar her manuscript in progress “The Future That Was: Feminist Thought in Decolonizing World”
Technologies of Care
Is technology a vehicle of care or of control? Register for the seminar on Friday, October 18, 12-2pm ET
Working with Time-Use Studies
Is time-use a measure for care or exploitation? Three working papers of emerging scholars from the United States, India, and Sri Lanka, will examine the trade-offs of time-use. Register for Friday, September 27, 9-11am ET.
Nancy Folbre: Seminar & Talk
Nancy Folbre will give a seminar on her manuscript-in-progress “Accounting for Care,” as well as public talk, entitled “Valuing Care: Time, Money, and Capabilities.” Both events will be in person at the Revaluing Care Lab at the FHI in Smith Warehouse, Bay 4, C106.
The Political Economy of Care
A graduate class taught by Jocelyn Olcott in the Revaluing Care Lab at the Franklin Humanities Institute on sustaining households, communities, and environments. Every Wednesday from 4:40 to 7:10 pm at the Smith Warehouse, Bay 4, C106.
Reading/Practice Group on “Hospicing Modernity”
Let’s get together to read and practice how we can interrupt the modern behavior patterns that are killing the planet! Co-promoted with the Franklin Humanities Institute.
Men, Masculinities, and Care
This seminar, organized by Riikka Prattes, focuses on the relationship between masculinities and care. Register for September 10 from 9 to 11 a.m. ET
Working Papers Seminar Series 2024-2025
Check out our 2024-2025 WPS series. Brought to you with generous support from a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant.
Fourth Global Carework Summit: “Histories and Futures of Care” (2025)
5-7 June 2025, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Cuarto Encuentro Global de Trabajo de Cuidado: “Historias y futuros del cuidado” (2025)
Desde el 5 al 7 de junio, 2025. Universidad de Duke, Durham, Carolina del Norte
Working Papers Seminar Series 2023-2024
The experiment of sharing research continues. One or two presenters share original unpublished papers beforehand and two respondents offer insights and reflections. Working papers seminars series are open to the general public upon signing up. The events in February, April, and May are sponsored by CLACS
Caring Masculinities September 15, 2023, 12-2 PM ET
First Working Papers Seminar Series 2023-2024 Communities of Care featuring Tracie Canada and Antonia Randolph, with commentaries by J. Malton and M. Wallace