Description Focusing on the non-economic and public benefits of the arts and humanities on campuses and in the community, we raise questions about the future of this work. Key moments 0:00 Introduction 0:50 Panel begins 16:06 – 17:28 Raasin McIntosh says that artists are essential to preserving the culture of a city and… Continue reading For Love and Money: The Future of the Arts and Humanities Now!
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Informality and the Future of Work: A Conversation
Description The predominance of informal forms of work and means of making a living across the global South requires a critical intervention into current debates around the future of work. This moderated conversation foregrounds the complexities and challenges for people laboring in the informal sector in the South Asian and Latin American contexts. … Continue reading Informality and the Future of Work: A Conversation
“Heroes” of the Global South: Labor Migration in Comparative Perspective
Description The movement of peoples across the globe for work, livelihoods, trade, and cultural exchange has been a constant in human history. This panel explores comparative forms of labor migration across several geographies—South Asia, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia. Panelists will think critically through the cultural designation of low-waged migrant laborers as the… Continue reading “Heroes” of the Global South: Labor Migration in Comparative Perspective
Restructuring Caring Labor: Radical Care Work
Description Participants reflect and share their work on transforming the caring crisis that has been shaping up over the decades, and heightened by COVID-19. Key moments 0:00 Introduction 0:50 Panel begins 4:13 – 9:19 Ashleigh Hamilton shares her personal experience of being mistreated by doctors as she sought care during her pregnancy, an… Continue reading Restructuring Caring Labor: Radical Care Work
The Future of Work: Views from South Africa
Description Faculty from the University of Texas and the University of Cape Town are beginning a collaboration on the drivers of the past, present, and future of work in South Africa. In this panel, leading South African economists set the stage for this project to generate much-needed responses to the many economic, legal, and… Continue reading The Future of Work: Views from South Africa
Conversations on Caring
Description Building from their work on public health, care work, and racial capitalism, the panelists discuss the lengthy and ongoing crisis in caring labor that has only been exacerbated by the current pandemic. Key moments 0:00 Introduction 0:50 Panel begins 14:19 – 15:20 Sharmila Rudrappa argues that surrogacy work is not considered to… Continue reading Conversations on Caring
Essential for What? A Conversation on the Global Dimensions of Essential Work
Description A pivotal dimension of COVID-19 has been the classification of certain work(ers) as essential. In a dialogue with Sara Stevano, lead author of “Essential for What? A Global Social Reproduction View on the Re-organisation of Work during the COVID-19 Pandemic,” respondents discuss their own research on essential work. Key moments 0:00 Introduction… Continue reading Essential for What? A Conversation on the Global Dimensions of Essential Work
Autofac, Science Fiction and the Future of Work
Description This panel takes the Future of Work conversation beyond the bromides of today by meditating on yesterday’s visions of our future, as encapsulated by Philip K. Dick’s classic science fiction story “Autofac” and its recent adaptation for Amazon’s “Electric Dreams” video anthology. Participants include Dr. Simone Browne, Associate Professor in the Department of… Continue reading Autofac, Science Fiction and the Future of Work
Keynote Address by Sarita Gupta: Workers at the Center
Description Sarita Gupta, nationally recognized leader on labor and economic justice, presents a keynote lecture, followed by a conversation with UT Austin faculty representatives of each of our five research clusters. Key moments 0:00 Introduction 0:50 Panel begins 07:11 – 19:22 Sarita Gupta says that the “future of work” should be centered on… Continue reading Keynote Address by Sarita Gupta: Workers at the Center
What’s Wrong with the Gig-Economy? A Conversation
Description In the guise of entrepreneurialism and individual freedom the gig-economy was once hailed as the solution to the ills of the degrading work relationships that formed the backbone of the capitalist economy. Legal scholar and activist Veena Dubal considers how organized workers have helped dispel this myth by speaking out about the darker… Continue reading What’s Wrong with the Gig-Economy? A Conversation