Abstract

In this paper, we trace the emergence of what we term the digital plant humanities (DPH) as an evolution of burgeoning botanical interest among environmental and digital humanists. We argue that DPH coalesces the theoretical and methodological frameworks of the three research areas of plant humanities, environmental humanities, and digital humanities. After conceptualising DPH, we analyse three projects representative of the emergent field—the Native American Ethnobotany Database; Herbaria 3.0; and Microcosms: A Homage to Sacred Plants of America—while referring to a broader range of formative projects including the Plant Humanities Lab.

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76467

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Journal Article

Date of Publication

6-17-2024

Funding Information

Kone Foundation

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School of Arts and Humanities

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

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Wiley

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Paul Arthur: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1494-0533

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Arthur, P. L., & Ryan, J. C. (2024). Tracing the Digital Plant Humanities: Narratives of Botanical Life and Human‐Flora Relations. Future Humanities, 2(3). https://doi.org/10.1002/fhu2.15

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10.1002/fhu2.15