Dr. Allison Alfor
d is a communication expert\, author\, and speaker whose work centers on t
he \;often invisible \;roles women play in their families and comm
unities&mdash\;especially the overlooked labor performed by adult daughter
s. With a PhD in communication studies and two decades of university-level
teaching\, Alford brings both academic depth and heartfelt clarity to con
versations about gender\, identity\, and relational responsibility. \;
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Good Daughtering: The Work \;You&rsquo\;ve
\;Always Done\, the Credit \;You&rsquo\;ve \;Never Gotten\, and Ho
w to Finally Feel Like Enough \;invites readers to name and refra
me the emotional\, logistical\, and cognitive labor daughters provide&mdas
h\;labor that is deeply impactful yet rarely acknowledged.
Jennifer Case is the author of \;Sawbill: A Searc
h for Place\, and her essays have appeared in journals such as the&nb
sp\;Rumpus\, \;Orion\, \;Ecotone\, and&
nbsp\;North American Review. She teaches at the University of Cen
tral Arkansas and serves as an assistant nonfiction editor at Terrain.org.
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Part memoir and part cultural reflection\
, \;The \;Carework \;Project: Reckoning with Love\, Labor\
, and the Living World \;combines intimate storytelling with rese
arch\, interviews\, and visual art to explore what care means in a time of
climate crisis. Case shows how caregiving\, often invisible\, gendered\,
or undervalued\, is central to our survival\, and how healing can start wi
th the smallest gestures of attention. The book invites readers to envisio
n a world where care is not a burden but a source of mutual renewal and be
longing. \;
ASL interpretation will be provided for al l Six Bridges sessions held in CALS Ron Robinson Theater. ASL interpretati on for sessions at other CALS locations and Six Bridges venues (including CALS Main Library) will be provided by request. To request ASL interpretat ion\, please submit an ASL Interpretation Request form.
\nCALS wi ll validate parking in the CALS Library Square surface lot and the CALS Pa rking Deck. The entrance to the surface lot is located on 2nd \;Street near River Market Ave. The entrance to the parking deck is located on Roc k Street and can be accessed from President Clinton Ave. Street parking is also available throughout the River Market District (free after 6pm and o n weekends).
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