TOPIC 3: Intersections between poverty, care, embodied identity, and personal motivation
Guest
jean amaral, Open Knowledge Librarian and Associate Professor, BMCC
Workshop leaders
Cara O’Connor and Christine Farias
Tuesday, July 27 — 9am – 2pm
| 9:00 | — | 10:00 | Reflection and discussion about topic themes and readings |
| 10:00 | — | 10:15 | Break |
| 10:15 | — | 12:30 | Pedagogy Workshop with jean amaral |
| 12:30 | — | 1:00 | Lunch break |
| 1:00 | — | 2:00 | Pedagogy Workshop with Farias and O’Connor |
Description
The focus of the day will be exploring identity and types of embodiment and their implications for how we think about poverty, care, and aspiration. On Friday Ramos-Zayas, Wolfe, and Morton will bring their expertise to different facets of this topic. On Tuesday we will have workshops and a discussion about locating resources led by jean amaral and institute co-directors O’Connor & Farias.
Key Questions
- What does it mean to “embody” poverty and deprivation, on the one hand, or well-being on the other?
- What do looks, acts, gestures, and accents have to do with perceptions of who is poor and what “kind” of poor person they are? (deserving or undeserving; safe or dangerous)
- Why is dependency treated as the exception rather than the norm?
- What are the potential costs of upward mobility?
- How do first person-narratives push back against objectification of poor bodies?
- How do representations of poverty affect the way people see themselves?
- What does addressing poverty tell us about ethics of care and what does ethics care tell us about addressing poverty?
Topic 3 – Required Readings and Resources
Required readings will be available on our website and @ the “Required Readings Folder.”
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Topic 3 – Additional Readings and Resources Folder
> Click the above link to go to the Institute Folder for Additional Readings and navigate to Topic 3 for an evolving list of readings and resources.
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