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Plant Humanities: Where Arts, Humanities and Plants meet

植物人文：艺术、人文与植物的交汇处

基本信息

批准号：
AH/V005812/1
负责人：
Felix Driver
金额：
$ 15.09万
依托单位：
Royal Holloway University of London
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Research Grant
财政年份：
2020
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2020 至无数据
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=AH%2FV005812%2F1
关键词：
Plant Humanities Where Arts Plants

项目摘要

Plants are essential for human health and well-being - indeed, for our very existence. Plants have long been studied by scientists who have amassed collections of specimens, illustrations, living plants and botanical data in various forms to aid their research. Such scientific collections can be difficult for researchers from other disciplines to access, both physically and intellectually. Yet scholars and creative practitioners from across the arts and humanities are increasingly addressing research topics relating to plants and plant-based knowledge. In some cases, they have joined social scientists and bioscientists in seeking to find answers to challenging and complex questions - such as how to prevent biodiversity loss, how to conserve cultural or natural heritage in sustainable ways or how to render collections more representative of the populations which frequently provide them. This project will provide an overview of the potential of the Plant Humanities for encouraging and supporting innovative, engaging and interdisciplinary research. It will include (a) arts and humanities research into collections assembled for scientific purposes, such as herbarium specimens and biocultural collections; (b) multi-disciplinary projects involving arts, humanities, social science and science researchers; (c) collaboration between universities, and botanical and heritage institutions with plant-related collections and expertise; and (d) the extension of physical, intellectual, and cultural access to such institutions and their diverse research assets, including dried plant specimens, plant-based artefacts, botanical art, living plants, buildings, archives and libraries.The term 'Plant Humanities' is a relatively recent coinage. The Plant Humanities Initiative at Dumbarton Oaks (launched September 2018) is a strategic partnership between a major humanities research centre affiliated with Harvard and JSTOR, supported by the Andrew Mellon Foundation. Similar initiatives can be found elsewhere in North America and Europe. Typically they involve researchers from a wide range of arts and humanities disciplines (including fine art, literature, history, science studies, cultural geography, anthropology, archaeology and philosophy), and link scholarly research and creative practice with questions of ecology, environment and nature, with the shared goal of securing wider social benefits.The project research will inform an evidence-based case for comparable initiatives in the UK, informing the work of AHRC with its own funding capacity and its access to wider funding opportunities. The project will include desk-based research, interviews, site visits and a workshop. The Desk-based research comprises a review of relevant arts and humanities literature; case studies of recent initiatives including the Plant Humanities initiative at Dumbarton Oaks (a project partner) and assessment of related strategic issues facing universities, botanical institutions and research councils. Interviews will be organised with a range of arts and humanities academics in UK universities, and scientists and collections managers in botanical gardens and allied institutes. Site visits will be made to relevant institutes in the USA, Germany and Italy to observe and discuss exemplars in the field. The workshop will take place at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and will involve key stakeholders in relevant arts and humanities disciplines, botanic gardens, libraries, invited international researchers, early career researchers and collaborative PhD students. The principal output will be a scoping study report which will benefit the AHRC, University researchers and non-HE institutions (principally botanical gardens and museums). Findings will also be disseminated through an open-access article in a peer-reviewed journal and presented in workshops and seminars in the UK. Research and professional communities will be kept informed through digital media.

植物对人类的健康和福祉至关重要-事实上，对我们的生存至关重要。长期以来，科学家们一直在研究植物，他们收集了各种形式的标本、插图、活植物和植物学数据，以帮助他们的研究。这样的科学收藏对于其他学科的研究人员来说，无论是在身体上还是在智力上都很难获得。然而，来自艺术和人文学科的学者和创意从业者越来越多地关注与植物和植物知识相关的研究课题。在某些情况下，他们与社会科学家和生物科学家一道，寻求解决具有挑战性的复杂问题，例如如何防止生物多样性丧失，如何以可持续的方式保护文化或自然遗产，或如何使收藏品更能代表经常提供这些收藏品的人口。该项目将概述植物人文学科在鼓励和支持创新、引人入胜和跨学科研究方面的潜力。它将包括：（a）将艺术和人文研究纳入为科学目的收集的收藏品，如植物标本馆标本和生物文化收藏品;（B）涉及艺术、人文、社会科学和科学研究人员的多学科项目;（c）大学与拥有植物收藏品和专门知识的植物和遗产机构之间的合作;以及（d）扩大对这些机构及其各种研究资产的物质、知识和文化访问，包括干燥植物标本、植物基人工制品、植物艺术、活植物、建筑物、档案馆和图书馆。敦巴顿奥克斯的植物人文倡议（2018年9月启动）是哈佛附属的主要人文研究中心和JSTOR之间的战略合作伙伴关系，由安德鲁梅隆基金会支持。在北美和欧洲的其他地方也可以找到类似的举措。通常，他们涉及来自广泛的艺术和人文学科的研究人员（包括美术、文学、历史、科学研究、文化地理、人类学、考古学和哲学），并将学术研究和创作实践与生态、环境和自然问题联系起来，共同的目标是确保更广泛的社会福利。该项目的研究将为英国的类似举措提供基于证据的案例，为澳大利亚人权委员会的工作提供信息，说明其自身的供资能力及其获得更广泛供资机会的途径。该项目将包括案头研究、访谈、实地考察和一次讲习班。基于桌面的研究包括相关艺术和人文文献的审查;最近的举措，包括敦巴顿橡树园（项目合作伙伴）的植物人文倡议的案例研究，以及大学，植物机构和研究委员会面临的相关战略问题的评估。采访将与英国大学的一系列艺术和人文学者，以及植物园和相关研究所的科学家和收藏经理进行。将对美国、德国和意大利的相关研究所进行实地考察，观察和讨论该领域的典范。该研讨会将在基尤的皇家植物园举行，并将涉及相关艺术和人文学科，植物园，图书馆，邀请国际研究人员，早期职业研究人员和合作博士生的主要利益相关者。主要产出将是一份范围研究报告，这将有利于澳大利亚人权委员会、大学研究人员和非高等教育机构（主要是植物园和博物馆）。研究结果还将通过同行评审期刊上的开放获取文章传播，并在英国的讲习班和研讨会上发表。研究和专业界将通过数字媒体随时了解情况。