Agenda
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 9:30am | Registration and Refreshments |
| 9:45-10am | Welcome — Michael Purugganan, NYU New York Introduction — Katia Arfara, NYUAD |
Panel I. Mobility10-11:30am — Chair: Sheetal Majithia, Julliard School |
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| 10:00-10:20am |
Alice Y. Tseng, Boston University Plants and Pavilions on the Move: Trans-Pacific Journeys of Nature and Culture |
| 10:20-10:40am | Xan Chacko, Brown University Let it Burn: Colonial Legacies and Decolonial Challenges in Historical Plant Collections |
| 10:40-11:00am | Luthfi Adam, Monash University Cultivating Power: Botany and Empire at Buitenzorg Botanic Garden in Colonial Indonesia (on Zoom) |
11:30am-12pm |
Morning Break |
Panel II. Labor12-1:30pm — Chair: Jens Andermann, NYU New York |
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| 12-12:20pm | Romita Ray, Syracuse University Planted, Pruned, and Plucked: Reflections on the Tea Bush |
| 12:20-12:40pm | Yifei Li, NYU Shanghai Pruned and Pure: Gardening in Shanghai under the Colonial Gaze |
| 12:40-1pm | Radhika Subramaniam, Parsons School of Design/The New School Unearthing Radicles |
| 1-1:30pm | Discussion |
1:30-2:30pm |
Lunch Break |
Panel III. Hybridity2:30-4pm — Chair: Dipti Khera, NYU New York |
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| 2:30-2:50pm | Yota Batsaki, Dumbarton Oaks/Harvard University The Artist in the Herbarium: Disruptive Taxonomies |
| 2:50-3:10pm | Ahmed Ansari (NYU New York), Elaine Ayers (Yale University), Tega Brain (NYU New York) Thinking With Moss: Interdisciplinary Methods of Decolonizing Botanical Collections |
| 3:10-3:30pm | Lucas Mertehikian, New York Botanical Garden's Humanities Institute Experimenting with Plant Humanities: Case Studies from the New York Botanical Garden |
| 3:30-4pm | Discussion |
4-4:30pm |
Afternoon Break |
Panel IV. Migration4:30-6pm — Chair: Katia Arfara, NYUAD |
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| 4:30-5pm | Artist Talk by Tuấn Mami Silent Process. [Vietnamese Immigrating Garden Project] |
| 5-5:30pm | Artist Talk by Robert Zhao Renhui A Tree Goes Home |
| 5:30-6pm | Discussion |
6-6:30pm |
Reception |