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Participation in Young Researchers' Day 2025

On the right side of the image is the author of the presentation, Karīna Ješkina. In the center and on the left is the presentation screen with the title slide and the inscription "Ethics of Care and Water in Environmental Humanities."
On the right side of the image is the author of the presentation, Karīna Ješkina. In the center and on the left is the presentation screen with the title slide and the inscription "Ethics of Care and Water in Environmental Humanities."
The picture shows presenter Karīna Ješkina standing at the microphone. In the background is a switched-off TV screen, and in the foreground are listeners.
The picture shows presenter Karīna Ješkina standing at the microphone.
The photo shows presenter Karīna Ješkina standing at the microphone. To Karīna's right is section moderator Signe Bahšteina.

On May 27, project researcher Karīna Ješkina participated in the Young Researchers' Day 2025 conference with a presentation entitled "The Ethics of Care and Water in Environmental Humanities Research."

The paper briefly outlined the development of the ethics of care at the end of the last century. Initially focusing on care as invisible activities removed from the public sphere, mostly performed by women, today its theoretical framework has expanded to include care for more than humans - organisms, technologies, substances.

A closer analysis of seven scientific articles published between 2020 and 2024 that examine water within the framework of this theory reveals the characteristic "response-ability" (from Donna Haraway) of care, which includes the ability to respond ethically and responsibly to the needs of one's surroundings.

Full presentation is available here

Photo: Anete Zulmane

The conference was organized by the Institute of Literature, Folklore and Art of the University of Latvia, the Doctoral School of the University of Latvia, and the Latvian Association of Young Scientists.

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