This public lecture explores how people learn to take care of one another when support is uneven or unreliable. Drawing on doctoral research with Black queer and trans communities, Vincent Mousseau focuses on care as something practised over time through relationship, attention, and shared responsibility.

The lecture centres ballroom culture as one place where these practices have been developed and passed on. In these spaces, care is learned by showing up, staying through difficulty, and responding to what others need in the moment. Introducing the idea of speculative care, the lecture invites listeners to notice how care already circulates in their own lives and communities, often quietly and without formal recognition.

Presenter Bio
Vincent Mousseau (they/he) is a social worker, writer, and PhD candidate in Health at Dalhousie University. Their work focuses on how Black queer and trans communities learn to care for one another in situations where support is uncertain or inconsistent. Drawing from research and long-standing community engagement, Vincent pays close attention to how care is practised over time, shaped through relationships, and carried forward in everyday life.