Perspectives on Plants: From Phytopoetics to Networking in Community

Join us for this free online program from The Plant Initiative!

This interactive conversation features Dr. Joela Jacobs, a leader in the field of plant studies, talking about this growing area of study and her wide ranging and innovative work exploring new and interesting plant-related themes.

The conversation will introduce Dr. Jacobs's research on phytopoetics and explore questions such as: What does scholarship on plants in literary and cultural studies look like? What is the state of the field of plant humanities - and how are those trends varying in the United States and Europe? What is the relationship of plant studies to areas like the environmental humanities and animal studies? How can interested folks connect with this work and each other, or otherwise contribute to it and get involved? How are plants themselves inspiring the networking and methods of this research?

The conversation will be moderated by plant studies scholar Dr. Laura Pustarfi, a Plant Initiative board member.

Join us for this free interactive program!

There will be time for questions from the audience following the discussion. This free program will be livestreamed with a link to be sent to participants before the event and will also be recorded and available for viewing online afterwards.