Seminars

Care in Gaza

20 February 2025

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 

31 January 2025

Join us on Friday, February 14, from 12 pm to 2 pm ET for a discussion on care, race and ecology.

Urban Care 

17 January 2025

Join us on Friday, January 31, from 10 am to 12 pm ET for a discussion on care, labor, and urban transformation

Ecological Care

5 January 2025

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

18 November 2024

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

3 November 2024

In this seminar we will discuss how childcare represents unpaid care labor. Join us on Wednesday, November 13, 10am-12pm ET!

Reproductive and Environmental Justice across the US-Mexico Border 

18 October 2024

A seminar on abortion and health across borders. Register for the seminar on Friday, November 1, 12-2pm ET.

Technologies of Care

27 September 2024

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

9 September 2024

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.

Men, Masculinities, and Care

19 August 2024

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

4 August 2024

The working papers seminar will start its third year in September 2024 with generous support from a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) collaborative research grant.

Working Papers Seminar Series 2023-2024: Reconsidering Communities of Care

11 October 2023

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 One or two presenters share original unpublished papers beforehand and two respondents offer insights and reflections.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