CEHV is pleased to host the first of two one-day conferences as part of our Work COMPAS program. This first conference, entitled “The Meaning of Work,” aims to explore questions about the place of work in a flourishing society and the beneficial or harmful nature of one’s relationship to work.
This event is part of a larger series we call “Conversations on Morality, Politics, and Society” (COMPAS). Over the years COMPAS has supported interdisciplinary exchange on difficult social issues with special attention to underlying ethical challenges. Last year we celebrated 10 years of this program with a series called COMPAS Directions that reflected on earlier programs on immigration, inequality, religion in public life, technology, sustainability, and more. We are excited this year to focus on work.
The Meaning of Work welcomes leading thinkers including
- David Blustein, author of The Importance of Work in an Age of Uncertainty: The Eroding Experience of Work in America
- Eyal Press, author of Dirty Work
- Julie Rose, author of Free Time
- Lori Watson, co-author of Debating Sex Work
and our keynote speaker
- Elizabeth Anderson, author of Hijacked: How Neoliberalism Turned the Work Ethic against Workers and How Workers Can Take It Back, and "The Struggle for Meaningful Work" in Dissent Magazine
The conference will kick off with two morning panels at 9:30-11:00am and 11:15am-12:45pm, followed by a keynote address from 3:00-4:30pm. All sessions will take place on the 11th floor of Thompson Library.
Please join us for the whole day. The event is free and open to the public.
SAVE-THE-DATE: Please also mark your calendars for our second Work COMPAS conference on February 28, 2025. It will address “The Future of Work.” Our keynote speaker will be Darrick Hamilton.
