Flora Fantastic
From Orchidelirium to Ecocritical Contemporary Art
- 186 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Only available on web
About This Book
This book delves deep into colonial botany, utilizing mediums such as historical investigation, cinema, photography, live performance, and installation art.
Surveying perspectives from Europe, the U.S., Africa, Southeast Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean, it positions plantsâboth native and foreignâas active participants and silent observers in colonial narratives. By viewing through the prism of visual and performance art, this book touches on diverse topics like the economic value of plants, traditional and Western medicine, state?endorsed scientific endeavors, migration patterns of flora and people, bio?contact areas, nationalistic views, and botanical diplomacy. It offers fresh insights into colonial botany's multifaceted history, emphasizing the intricate interplay between Eastern, Western, and Southern nations during the twentieth century and its enduring impact today.
Serving as an invaluable addition to the realms of art history, performance studies, botany, visual culture, decolonial initiatives, and environmental politics, this book arrives at a pivotal moment when its insights are most crucial.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction: Plants as Agents in Colonial History
- Part I Colonial Legacies and Natural Intersections: Critical Perspectives on Culture, Nature, and Identity
- Part II Botanical Narratives: Art, Ecology, and Postcolonial Reflections
- Biographies
- Index