Sep 19, 2022
The plants in this book are typically regarded with the designation invasive, describing the ways they multiply and grow without consideration to limits. The need to attend to the negative impacts of these species is real. However, we propose resistance to language and thinking that deems these species as a threat in need of control and eradication. This kind of orientation reproduces a binary inherent in colonial thinkingâbeing that echoes xenophobic and militaristic responses to âforeignâ or deviant human bodies. Instead, we propose the term transplant as a way to consider connections between plant and human bodies beyond colonial categorization. âMeech Boakye & Christina Kingsbury
