Tag: Plants
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Translation, Agroforestry, and the Language of Plants
in EssaysAt first glance, language and restorative agriculture may seem unrelated. But by combining expertise in translation studies and agroforestry, Lia A. Miranda de Lima and Lucas Sigefredo uncover ways of thinking about the language of plants.
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The Worlding Work of Plants: A Conversation with Michael Marder
in PodcastsM. Hamilton and Ellie Kincaid talk plants with Michael Marder. Their conversation invites readers to consider plants as active participants in thought and world‑making
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Biotopia, American Imperialism, and Science: A Conversation with Jim Endersby
in PodcastsRebecca Laurent talks with Jim Endersby about his new book: The Arrival of the Fittest: Biology’s Imaginary Futures, 1900-1935. They discuss how a failed scientific theory inspired public optimism for science, plants, and American imperialism.
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The Colonial Roots of Catholic Plants
in EssaysCatholic churches in the U.S. are decorated with a shared, recurring cycle of select plants. Rebecca Laurent and Emily Burke dig into the historical and political roots of poinsettias and Easter lilies and what their floral glory tells us about nature, religion, and colonialism.
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A Multispecies Approach to Learning from Invasive Plants
in EssaysIn the thick of Greenbelt National Park, students in Jordan Lea Johnson’s feminist environmental studies class learn from invasive plants. A multispecies pedagogy prompts reflection on ecological narratives of invasion and mastery.
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Faculty Favorites: Critical Interventions in the Plant Humanities
in ChecklistsReady to get plant-y? In anticipation of our forthcoming special series, Academic faculty recommend books with botanical imaginations to transform yours.
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Plants By Any Other Name
in EssaysWhat’s in a name? Knowledge, power, and history, Jens Benöhr, Constanza López, and Kara Lena Virik argue. The scientific names of plants root botanical knowledge in colonial relationships. To decolonize ecology, we must embrace the pluriverse of knowing, naming, and living with the world.
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Vegetal Diaspora and the Restless Life of Plants
in EssaysWhile following the wandering of nalca across continents, Jens Benöhr mediates on migration, belonging, and the porous borders between human and plant life in our restless, planetary garden.
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Ceguera Vegetal y ‘Viendo’ las Escalas Temporales de las Plantas
in EssaysKatherine Cheung examina el concepto de ceguera hacia las plantas y las formas en que los seres humanos pueden comprender sus escalas temporales diferenciadas, sintonizándose finalmente con los ritmos vegetales.
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Rhizomatic Poetics for Our Plant Companions
in PoetryHow do we represent the complexity of plant companionship in a language marred by dualism? Jerald Lim uses twin cinema poetry.