Dr. Geraldine Pratt

Biography

Geraldine Pratt is a Professor and Head of the Department of Geography at the University of British Columbia. She holds a Master's and a Doctorate from the University of British Columbia and a Bachelor of Science with Honours from the University of Toronto. As a Canada Research Chair, her research interests center on care economies and global labor, with a focus on labor precarity, global migration, and new geographies of care. Her extensive work incorporates various modalities of inclusive scholarship, including co-production of knowledge through media, film, art installation, and theatrical performance. Pratt's book, co-authored with Caleb Johnston titled 'Migration Performance: Crossing Colonial Present' explores testimonial plays performed in various cities such as Vancouver, Berlin, and Manila. She is actively involved in collaborative research with migrant organizations and continues to lead projects assessing new geographies of care for aging persons and the housing injustices compounded by climate change. Her work has been published in various esteemed journals, and she regularly contributes analysis on labor and caregiving in contemporary settings.

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