Oxford Department of International Development - Social Life of Work (SLOW) Seminar Series
The Social Life of Work - Towards a critical understanding of the changing dynamics of work in the global South
Wednesdays 2.30 pm to 4 pm (BST)
Hybrid Seminars: Oxford Department of International Development (ODID) and Zoom
Convenors: Nandini Gooptu, Emilia Pool Illsley
Registration is required and links to register can be found below.
This seminar series is intended to analyse and theorise the organisation and experience of work, and the production of social relationships, cultural identities and political subjectivities through work. A key aim of the series is to develop and sustain a network of academics researching work, particularly doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers, and to provide a forum to debate and discuss the social life of work.
For further information and to join the network, please contact emilia.poolillsley@qeh.ox.ac.uk or nandini.gooptu@qeh.ox.ac.uk.
Wednesday 26 October 2022 (Week 3) - Informal Lives: Welfare, Underemployment and Gender in Mid-Twentieth Century Mexico.
Sara Hidalgo (CIDE, Mexico City)
Meeting Room A, ODID and Zoom. 2:30-4 PM (BST)
Wednesday 2 November (Week 4) - ‘This is like addiction!’: aspirations, disaffections and hope amongst app-based food delivery workers and drivers in Bengaluru, India.
Kaveri Medappa Kaliyanda (Sussex and Oxford)
Music Room, ODID and Zoom. 2:30-4 PM (BST)
Wednesday 9 November (Week 5) - “Aur bhi taiyareeyan karni padti hai” (Even more preparation is needed): The everyday life of preparation for work in India’s government services
Abhishek Datta (Oxford)
Music Room, ODID and Zoom. 2:30-4 PM (BST)
Wednesday 16 November (Week 6) - On Women's Backs--How Gender, Unpaid Care Work and Violence Interlink with Each Other in North India
Diya Dutta (Oxfam America Non-Resident Research Fellow 2022-23/Independent researcher)
Meeting Room A, ODID and Zoom. 2:30-4 PM (BST)