Care is a form of political and ethical practice that “holds things together” (de la Bellacasa, 2011, p.90; Martin et al., 2015). We also acknowledge that care work can disproportionately affect certain groups more than others depending on gender, ethnicity, class, sexuality, and perceived abilities. With this in mind, the lab aims to distribute and acknowledge care work in its various forms. Different forms of care we consider when discussing author order have included: training new members on protocols; maintaining equipment; cleaning up; contributing to logistical tasks including note taking, scheduling, sending email reminders and booking rooms; caring for members’ physical and mental health by listening, sending sick people home, providing “time outs,” and telling jokes; and thanking each other.
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