Abstract

I analyze care networks among young feminist women in Morelia as spaces where emotions, bonds, and forms of social participation intertwine to sustain life in contexts of uncertainty, inequality, and violence. Through autoethnography, I recognize that the personal is political, that ethics are a fundamental part of research, and that my position as a researcher is an active part of the community I study. These networks reveal that care, rather than a feminine responsibility, must be understood as a human necessity and an ethical principle capable of guiding our forms of social organization. Instead of reproducing individualistic logics, care networks generate community through intimacy, trust, and accompaniment, opening the possibility for collective practices that center equality and the sustainability of life. At the same time, I highlight that care is not limited to a harmonious ideal: it is also traversed by tensions and conflicts that shape affective bonds. However, these frictions do not weaken relationships but reflect the complexity of social ties and their transformative potential. From this perspective, re-signifying care as a political and collective practice offers key insights to imagine social and organizational dynamics grounded in principles of ethics, equality, and shared responsibility.

Presenters

Paulina De La Torre Vidal
Student, Master’s Degree, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Michoacán, Mexico

Details

Presentation Type

Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

Theme

Publics and Collectivities

KEYWORDS

CARE, FEMINISM, ANTHROPOLOGY, ETHICS, COMMUNITY

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