Intertwined histories : plants in their social contexts /
Intertwined histories : plants in their social contexts /
edited by Jim Ellis.
- Calgary, Alberta : The University of Calgary Press, 2019.
- xix, 130 p. : ill. (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
- Calgary Institute for the Humanities series, no. 3 2560-6883 ; .
- Calgary Institute for the Humanities series ; no. 3. .
This book has its origins in the Calgary Institute for the Humanities' 38th Annual Community Seminar, which took place in May 2018.
Includes bibliographical references.
"How do we understand the boundaries of individual creatures? What are the systems of interdependency that bind all living creatures together? Plants were among thefirst to colonize the planet. They created the soil and the atmosphere that made life possible for animals. They are some of the largest and oldest life forms on Earth. In spite of their primacy, Western cultures have traditionally regarded plants as the lowest life forms, lacking mobility, sensation, and communication. But recent research argues that plants move and respond to their environment, communicate with each other, and form partnerships with other species. Art, poetry, and essays by cultural anthropologists, experimental plant biologists, philosophers, botanists and foresters expose the complex interactions of the vibrant living world around us and give us a lens through which we can explore our intertwined histories."--
Co-published by: Calgary Institute for the Humanities.
9781773850900 1773850903
2021386732
20190073446 can
Human-plant relationships--Congresses.
Plants--Congresses.
Plants--History--Congresses.
Plants--Social aspects--Congresses.
Plants in art--Congresses.
Plantes--Congrès.
Plantes--Histoire--Congrès.
Plantes--Aspect social--Congrès.
Plantes dans l'art--Congrès.
Plants.
Plants in art.
Plants--Social aspects.
Congress
Papers (document genres)--Conference
Conference papers and proceedings.
History.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Actes de congrès.
QK46.5.H85 / I58 2019
580
This book has its origins in the Calgary Institute for the Humanities' 38th Annual Community Seminar, which took place in May 2018.
Includes bibliographical references.
"How do we understand the boundaries of individual creatures? What are the systems of interdependency that bind all living creatures together? Plants were among thefirst to colonize the planet. They created the soil and the atmosphere that made life possible for animals. They are some of the largest and oldest life forms on Earth. In spite of their primacy, Western cultures have traditionally regarded plants as the lowest life forms, lacking mobility, sensation, and communication. But recent research argues that plants move and respond to their environment, communicate with each other, and form partnerships with other species. Art, poetry, and essays by cultural anthropologists, experimental plant biologists, philosophers, botanists and foresters expose the complex interactions of the vibrant living world around us and give us a lens through which we can explore our intertwined histories."--
Co-published by: Calgary Institute for the Humanities.
9781773850900 1773850903
2021386732
20190073446 can
Human-plant relationships--Congresses.
Plants--Congresses.
Plants--History--Congresses.
Plants--Social aspects--Congresses.
Plants in art--Congresses.
Plantes--Congrès.
Plantes--Histoire--Congrès.
Plantes--Aspect social--Congrès.
Plantes dans l'art--Congrès.
Plants.
Plants in art.
Plants--Social aspects.
Congress
Papers (document genres)--Conference
Conference papers and proceedings.
History.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Actes de congrès.
QK46.5.H85 / I58 2019
580