Reyna Fernando '25
U.S. Corporate Colonialism and the 'Banana Republics' of the Caribbean, Central America, and Latin America.
Riya Sama '25
Exploring the culture & co-opting of indigenous Amazonian plant knowledge
QQ Chua '22
A plant with personality* - and many names
Laila Pearson '22
Understanding the Past, Present and Future of a 'Living Fossil'
Aryn Rivers '25
More than an ornamental: the Gardenia as medicine and colonial commodity
Emily Cao '26
The story of an ornamental plant... and the expedition that discovered it
Ayana Hampton '25
Commonly known as Katmon, this plant is a cultural wonder of the Philippines; how have they fared through colonial times?
Bianca Lee '24
A toxic cure, a naturalized exotic, an ornamental weed – the dynamic relationship between humans and the Madagascar Periwinkle
Scout Painter '25
Orchids as multinational specimens and ornamental commodities
Kathryn Hall '22
A plant of many names in time and space
Anna Hu '22
The roots of Rhizophora mangle prop up science, the environment, and culture.
Sam Elliott '25
Indigenous kinship, colonial extraction, and contemporary forest management
Anna Hedinger '23
The history of names and pursuits of a commonly used spice plant.
Mary McMahon '23
With a long history among people, this plant has taken on a variety of meanings, functions, and relationships. Here are some of its stories.
Sarah Charpentier '22