Botany and Empire: Olive Senior's Anticolonial Poetry

Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights #BHM25

How did anticolonial writers reimagine agriculture and tree planting as acts of resistance?

Botany was central to colonial expansion and the economic logic of empire. In this talk, Dr Sourit Bhattacharya (University of Edinburgh) explores how anticolonial writers like Jamaican poet and novelist Olive Senior reimagine agriculture and tree planting as acts of resistance and life-affirmation in the context of slavery and colonialism in the Americas.By attending a CRER event, you agree to the Event Attendance Agreement:<a href="https://www.blackhistorymonthscotland.org/event-attendance-agreement-1" title="https://www.blackhistorymonthscotland.org/event-attendance-agreement-1" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Event Attendance Agreement — BLACK HISTORY MONTH SCOTLAND</a>This talk is part of Black History Month 2025, to find out about more events and see the full programme please visit www.blackhistorymonthscotland.org

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