

Ideology and the Crisis of Care w/ Alyssa Battistoni
Dec 24, 2024
Alyssa Battistoni, an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Barnard College and co-author of A Planet to Win, dives into the ideology surrounding care work. She challenges the economic undervaluation of care roles and the implications for predominantly female caregivers. Discussion highlights the disconnect between care costs and low wages, advocating for a reevaluation of how society values reproductive labor. Battistoni examines the intersections of identity, class, and gender in labor dynamics, revealing complexities that shape workers' realities in a capitalist framework.
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Intro
00:00 • 4min
The Valuation Crisis of Care Work
04:02 • 10min
Valuing Reproductive Labor
14:26 • 27min
Labor Dynamics in Capitalism
41:02 • 17min
The Disconnect Between Care Workers and Automation
58:14 • 2min
Rethinking Identity and Class in Capitalist Frameworks
01:00:14 • 5min
Exploring Labor, Gender Dynamics, and Identity in Caregiving
01:05:25 • 3min