Care • 21.02.2023

The right to one’s time: time experiments and slow living

By: Clare Hollins

Our relationships with time are crucial to what makes us human, as we learn from the past and are motivated by our future. So, what are we to do when our ability to plan is taken away and our perception of time becomes distorted?

Care • 02.11.2022

Same storm, different boats: COVID-19 and gendered time

By: Clare Hollins

One truism that’s emerged during the pandemic is that while we’re all in the same storm, we’re riding it out in very different boats. Of key concern here is the pandemic’s disproportionate temporal impact on women—particularly on employment conditions and share of unpaid domestic labour and caring responsibilities.

Care • 18.05.2022

Reflections on time, and how we care for one another

By: Clare Hollins

Time, as we know it, is largely a social construct. With so much of our autonomy taken away by the pandemic—particularly our freedom of movement and, for many of us, ability to earn an income— we’ve had to do what humans always do and make do with what we have, get creative, and focus our time and energy on the reciprocal networks of care that are so essential for our survival.