Tag: Care Ethics
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Conserving Pangolins from a Distance
in EssaysTrang Đặng develops an ethics of care for pangolins, despite living a world away. Her “respectful distance” is a form of companionship rooted in humility, one that acknowledges interdependence without claiming possession and embraces intimacy without proximity.
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Squished Bugs and the Sticky Questions of Fieldwork
in EssaysOur views of the multispecies world are smudged through windshield graveyards. Anissa Bejaoui peers through the stories squished bugs tell about the ethics of knowledge production and the praxis of conservation.
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Beastly Consent and Relationships Beyond Boundaries
in EssaysVita Sleigh investigates the connections between animal consent, interspecies erotics, and the (at times violent) power differentials that characterize commonly experienced relationships with animals. How can we attend to the otherness of creatures and hold our attractions to them with care?
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The Strange Love of Cuckoos and Currawongs
Kate Judith shares a creative and speculative story through the vertiginous voices of the cuckoo and currawong, which underscore the tension between parasitism and care. The currawong’s caregiving is marked by both sacrifice and survival, while the cuckoo’s actions highlight a demolishing invasive behavior. This form reflects the complex, often painful exchanges that define interspecies…
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Cafeteria Care around the World: A Conversation with Jennifer Gaddis and Sarah A. Robert
in PodcastsPrerna Rana speaks with Sarah Robert and Jennifer Gaddis about their new book, Transforming School Food Politics Around the World. They discuss school food programs’ catalytic potential in the betterment of global health, agriculture, and care.