Motherhood and fatherhood in Latin America and the Caribbean today

On Thursday, November 13, the CLACSO Working Group “Critical Studies in Motherhood and Fatherhood” invites you to the seminar-workshop “Motherhood and fatherhood in Latin America and the Caribbean today: dialogues between research and social action”, a space for collective reflection on ethical-methodological decisions regarding research on motherhood-fatherhood, care, upbringing and families.

The objective is to discuss collaborative knowledge production, confidentiality, consent, feedback, and joint work strategies between academia, civil society, public policy, and social movements.

In a global context where the “usefulness” of the Human and Social Sciences is being questioned, this seminar-workshop seeks to demonstrate the relevance of a critical, situated and polyphonic thinking that transcends the limits of extractive research.

Programme

From 09.00 to 16.30 Chile time (UTC-3).

09:00 | Opening – Ana Vergara (University of Santiago de Chile, Coordinator of the Working Group “Critical Studies on Motherhood and Fatherhood” CLACSO).

09:20 | Conference – When assessments of parenting lead to judgments about motherhood. Diagnostic technologies on parental skills. Carla Villalta (UBA/CONICET).

10:15 | Panel – Tensions and possibilities for dissident mothers/fathers in Chile.

11:30 | Table – Building a file for “searching mothers” in Argentina.

14:30 | Participatory workshops
1. Black and Quilombola Motherparenthoods in Brazil and Angola.
2. Make kin, not babies: kinship beyond the human.
3. Situated upbringing and public policies.
4. Motherhood and fatherhood in extreme contexts.
5. Maternal figures: productivity, care, pleasures.
6. Technification of parenting in digital environments.

16:00 – 17:00 | Extended discussion and closing remarks.

Participation is free and open to teachers, researchers, students, social organizations and workers from public bodies.

Registrations: Online form