Conundrums of Care - how care is understood across feminist debates

Conversation with Professor Wendy Harcourt

On 29 April 2026, Professor Wendy Harcourt will talk about her book, Conundrums of Care: Feminist entanglements in critical development studies, in which she examines how feminist debates on care are crucial for critical development studies.

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Date
Wednesday 29 Apr 2026, 16:00 - 17:00
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Webinar
Spoken Language
English
Room
Zoom
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Conundrums of Care book cover - drawing of two naked people entwined - in yellow with round orange background
Emma Claire Sardoni

Drawing on stories from different places, peoples and histories, Conundrums of Care illuminates how care is understood across key feminist debates – from social reproduction and interspecies relations in posthumanism, to environmental justice in feminist political ecology, to reciprocity and accountability in postdevelopment and decolonialism. 

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The event is organized by RCGE - Revaluing Care in the Global Economy

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