The Work That Plants Do

The Work That Plants Do

Life, Labour and the Future of Vegetal Economies

In: Sozial- und Kulturgeographie, 45

Edited by: Marion Ernwein, Franklin Ginn and James Palmer

transcript-Verlag | 2021

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About this book

Whether driven by developments in plant science, bio-philosophy, or broader societal dynamics, plants have to respond to a litany of environmental, social, and economic challenges. This collection explores the `work' that plants do in contemporary capitalism, examining how vegetal life is enrolled in processes of value creation, social reproduction, and capital accumulation. Bringing together insights from geography, anthropology, and the environmental humanities, the contributors contend that attention to the diverse capacities and agencies of plants can both enrich understandings of capitalist economies, and also catalyze new forms of resistance to their logics.

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Lise Jaillant has a background in publishing history and digital humanities. She is an expert on issues of Open Access and privacy with a focus on archives of digital information. She was the first researcher to access the emails of the writer Ian McEwan at the Harry Ransom Center in Texas. Her work has been recognised by a British Academy Rising Star award. She is currently leading the AURA network (Archives in the UK/ Republic of Ireland and AI).
Franklin Ginn is a senior lecturer in cultural geography at the University of Bristol. He is author of Domestic wild: Memory, nature and gardening in suburbia, and co-editor of Environmental Humanities.
James Palmer is a lecturer in environmental governance at the School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol. His research examines resource-making practices associated with new bioenergy economies and infrastructures, as well as policy controversies relating to wider »nature-based« solutions to climate change.

The Work That Plants Do

Life, Labour and the Future of Vegetal Economies

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