Remembering is not just a personal habit; it is a form of labour, one that often goes unacknowledged, unpaid, and unspoken. The concept of emotional labour crafted by the sociologist, Arlie Hochschild, helps reveal how women are expected to maintain the emotional and the social balance of families. As the scholar, Silvia Federici, reminds us, the unpaid work of women sustains not only families but also entire systems. But for women, remembering also becomes a form of captivity. What would it look like if remembering became a collective act instead of a gendered burden?

Source: The Telegraph February 09, 2026 02:57 UTC