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Illustration of a care robot in a woman's home
Podcast, 44 mins

Sheffield Carescapes

Part of From the Archive, Festival of the Mind
22 Sep 2020 11:00

Writer Akeem Balogun presents two short, immersive stories that evoke potential near and distant futures of a society focused on care and empathy: How Many Years? and Comprehensive and Assistive Robotic Enhancer.

These stories were written for the Sheffield Carescapes: Potential Futures for Caring Society project and were inspired by research into care technologies and practices.

Credits

Research

  • Dr Matthew Lariviere, Centre for International Research on Care, Labour and Equalities

The Podcast

  • Written by Akeem Balogun
  • How Many Years? performed by Kate Wood and Reuben Johnson
  • Comprehensive and Assistive Robotic Enhancer performed by Rose Gray and Sile Sibanda

Curation

  • Part of Festival of the Mind 2020

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