I love the perspective that care-giving is not just about what we do for others, but that it is also part of our own subject formation. I think it is not only forms the individual, but networks of care-giving are formational for our society and culture. It is essential that we move away from one-way models where someone is always doing for someone else or we are doing something as part of a give-take zero-sum model of exchange, like it is the economics of love or care. It reminds me of the great title of your Substack - it doesn't have to be this way. It applies to so much with care-giving, but also so much about the way we are told we must live. And yet, it really doesn't have to be this way and different frameworks/models/dreams allow us to imagine what things could look like if we move away from the flat and imagination-less models we are often told are the only options. Thanks for reviewing this book and for all of your great work in this area, dreaming about what could be!
I love the perspective that care-giving is not just about what we do for others, but that it is also part of our own subject formation. I think it is not only forms the individual, but networks of care-giving are formational for our society and culture. It is essential that we move away from one-way models where someone is always doing for someone else or we are doing something as part of a give-take zero-sum model of exchange, like it is the economics of love or care. It reminds me of the great title of your Substack - it doesn't have to be this way. It applies to so much with care-giving, but also so much about the way we are told we must live. And yet, it really doesn't have to be this way and different frameworks/models/dreams allow us to imagine what things could look like if we move away from the flat and imagination-less models we are often told are the only options. Thanks for reviewing this book and for all of your great work in this area, dreaming about what could be!
such a beautiful response -- thanks so much for sharing!