I am very happy to be presenting my paper “Sensitive Tree Infrastructures: Artistic Representations of Critical Zone Science” at the 2nd International Conference on Global Plant Humanities, 2–3 May 2025, at Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur in Kathmandu.
The conference is organised by the Global Plant Humanities Network (GPHN) and the GPH25 Organizing Committee. I am grateful to the conference chair John C. Ryan for making me aware of this promising gathering and for discussing my paper ideas with me.
From the conference announcement:
The emerging academic field of Plant Humanities (PH) highlights the material and affective linkages between plants, people, and ecologies. Plant humanists investigate the narratives and ideas connected to flora; the creative works inspired by various species; and the myriad values that situate plants in socioeconomic contexts. The field examines a wide range of issues—from climate change and food security to the loss of biodiversity and plant-based cultural heritage.
The conference is a joint venture between the Institute of Forestry, Tribhuvan University; Central Department of English, Tribhuvan University; Nulungu Institute, University of Notre Dame, Australia; Sadhan Chandra Mahavidyalaya (affiliated with the University of Calcutta); Sundarban Mahavidyalaya (also affiliated with the University of Calcutta); Women’s Christian College, Kolkata, India; and Gifts from the Sentient Forest (project supported by the Kone Foundation, Finland).
Further information: https://www.globalplanthumanities.com/
