Meet the Author - At the Limits of Care: Gendered Work and Stories that Matter

“Blending brutally honest memoir with penetrating sociological analysis, Klostermann brilliantly exposes the profound ambivalences of care when care workers are not cared for themselves. Moving, funny, and provocative, At the Limits of Care makes an important contribution to this increasingly necessary field of study.” - Jamie Hakim, co-author of The Care Manifesto: The Politics of Interdependence.

Dr. Janna Klostermann will discuss her newest publication, At the Limits of Care: Gendered Work and Stories that Matter. (University of Toronto Press, 2025) with a slate of distinguished panelists.

Asking, "What are the limits to women’s care? What happens when they reach their limits?" Klostermann interrogates women’s counter-stories of reaching their limits, crossing ethical lines, and stepping back from paid or unpaid care work roles. She uncovers gendered power dynamics, questions dominant tropes, and opens possibilities for more equitable futures.

November 5, 2026 @ 1:30pm NT / 1:00pm AT / 12:00pm ET / 10:00 am MT/9:00 am PT

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Moderator: Dr. Xiaobei Chen, Carleton University

Panelists: 

Dr. Janna Klostermann, Assistant Professor, Sociology at the University of Calgary

Dr. Meg Luxton, Professor Emerita and Senior Scholar, School of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies at York University

Dr. Barbara Marshall, Retired Professor and Researcher, Department of Sociology at Trent University

Dr. Amanda Watson, Assistant Professor and Graduate Program Chair, Sociology and Anthropology; Associate Faculty, Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies;  and President - Academic Women at Simon Fraser University