For the past several years I have been working on a book about caregiving and communities in relation to Victorian fiction. So it feels like I should have a lot to offer right now, particularly as I keep seeing statements … Continue reading →

In the unimaginably long-ago time of 2015, ethicist Eva Feder Kittay imagined what a care-based society might look like. In such a world, she speculated, we would honor “those who were valiant in their care of others, as well as … Continue reading →

In the spring of the coronavirus, people are yearning to help. I see this urgency as rooted in care’s identity as an action, rather than an emotion. ‘Care’ is something you do, but ‘caring’ is something you feel. It might … Continue reading →

We are living together while we are living apart. Though trapped in separate cells, we have never been more aware of how interlaced are our lives, air, bodies, hands, breath. We are both far too alone, and not nearly isolated … Continue reading →