S2 E3: Love and Care

In "Love and Care" Deeksha, Ru, and Sai delve into the fascinating world of love within relationships. They discuss everything from societal norms to how capitalism and intersectionality shape our perspectives on love. They cover everything from dissecting media portrayals to celebrating alternative relationship styles, such as polyamory, in a relaxed but insightful manner. As a listener, they invite you to consider your ideas about love through a South Asian lens, unpacking the hetero-monogamous perspectives using an intersectional approach that includes caste, disability, childhood experiences and contexts, protests, joy, and chosen/found families. Content warnings: mention of abuse, violence, harassment, caste-based oppression. Ambedkar, B.R. (1916). Castes in Inda: Their Mechanism, Genesis and Development. In Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar: Writings and Speeches, Vol. 1. Bombay: Education Department, Government of Maharashtra, pp. 3-22. Egner, J. E. (2019). “The Disability Rights Community was Never Mine”: Neuroqueer Disidentification. Gender & Society, 33(1), 123–147. https://doi.org/10.1177/0891243218803284 Elgie, E. (2020). Being and doing : interrogating dominant narratives of asexual kinship in an amatonormative culture (T). University of British Columbia. Retrieved from https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/ubctheses/24/items/1.0390049 Feeney, J. A., & Noller, P. (1990). Attachment style as a predictor of adult romantic relationships.Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 58(2), 281–291. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.58.2.281 Goldman, E. (1910). Marriage and Love. In Anarchism and Other Essays. Mother Earth Publishing Association. Hayden, D. (1980). What Would a Non-Sexist City Be Like? Speculations on Housing, Urban Design, and Human Work. Signs, 5(3), S170–S187. http://www.jstor.org/stable/3173814 hooks bell. (2000). All about love: new visions (1st ed.). William Morrow. Hubrig, A. (2021). Care Work, Queercrip Labor Politics, and Queer Generosities. QED: A Journal in GLBTQ Worldmaking 8(3), 213-221. https://www.muse.jhu.edu/article/852971. Müller, B. (2019). The Careless Society—Dependency and Care Work in Capitalist Societies. Frontiers in Sociology, 3. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2018.00044 Navlakha, M. (2023, March 12). ‘Radical Intimacy’: love, sex and intimacy in a capitalist society. Mashable. https://mashable.com/article/radical-intimacy-excerpt Relationship Anarchy: Introduction Guide - Attachment Project. (2022, November 23). Attachment Project. https://www.attachmentproject.com/enm/relationship-anarchy/ Reporter, G. S. (2022, December 9). The gender wars of household chores: a feminist comic. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/26/gender-wars-household-chores-comic Reproductive Labour and Care | Exploring Economics. (2016). https://www.exploring-economics.org/en/discover/reproductive-labour-and-care/#:~:text=Reproductive%20labour%20%26%20care,clothes%20but%20also%20bearing%20children. Rogan, K. (2019). Anti-Intelligence: A Marxist Critique of Smart Cities. Singh, V. (2022). Public Spaces, Obscenity Laws And The Policing Of Affection. Feminism in India. https://feminisminindia.com/2022/02/16/public-spaces-obscenity-laws-and-the-policing-of-affection/ 'Slut Walk' - 'Besharmi Morcha' in Delhi to fight sexual violence. (n.d.). NDTV.com. https://www.ndtv.com/delhi-news/slut-walk-besharmi-morcha-in-delhi-to-fight-sexual-violence-458916 The “Kiss of Love” campaign. (2014, November 11). The Times of India. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/the-kiss-of-love-campaign/photostory/45108971.cms?picid=45109050 Twigg, J. (2000). Carework as a form of bodywork. Ageing & Society, 20(4), 389-411.