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Review: Botany of Empire: Plant Worlds and the Scientific Legacies of
Colonialism – Banu Subramaniam (University of Washington Press)
The field of plant-humanities includes botany, taxonomy and plant evolution on
the one hand, and literature, law and the arts on the other. Recent
publications have covered botanical histories, imperialist plant-collecting
fervour, queer botany, botanical art and Indigenous methodologies associated
with botany, to name just a few.
What comes as a huge relief is a book weaving together these interconnected
tendrils, while also blooming with personal anecdotes and even fictional
stories.
The author of this new book,
Botany of Empire, is Banu Subramaniam, a scholar
of feminist science and technology studies at Wellesley College in
Massachusetts."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
