Join us on Sunday, February 18 from 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM EST for 𝑾𝒊𝒍𝒅 𝑷𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑷𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑱𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒆 𝑲𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒅: 𝑬𝒙𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑻𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝑬𝒙𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔, 𝑯𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑪𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒛𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 facilitated by Alaa Abu Asad ✨🌱

In this class we will start by discussing ‘Wild Plants of Palestine’, which follows journeys of observational tours to collect photos and information about Palestinian flora, questioning the territorial extension of what is meant by the term “Palestinian”. Then we will move to an ongoing research called ‘The Dog Chased its Tail to Bite it Off’ on unwanted species, mainly known as invasive species. The reading in three acts traces the history of the Japanese Knotweed plant (Fallopia Japonica), actual policies, national campaigns of combat and control, social / economic / political effects, the conflation between natural and national history, and most importantly the language (whether verbal or visual) used when talking about the plant and other invasive species.

Both works will examine the political roles plants can play throughout history, beyond their aesthetic and agricultural values, exceeding the tendency of seeing them as something to be studied, looked at and researched. Plants help us understand our position in the world, showing us a way to a liveable, common future.

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