Description:
Please follow this audio guide to listen to recordings of the California’s Blacklisted invasive plant species that are located throughout the Cal State San Bernardino campus. Follow this link to listen as they recount their capricious experiences in settling here: https://raffma.oncell.com/en/blacklisted-a-planted-allegory-audio-tour-209069.html
The accounts speak as much for these plants’ precarious place in California's landscape as they are also the stories of the state’s human migrants. It is important to remember that these species arrived as companions to humans and their activities. The dates these so-called aliens came here correspond to the eras of colonial imperialism, manifest destiny, globalized shipping, and successive waves of multi-ethnic immigrant laborers. The narratives explore the themes of migration, national identity, and the disputable function of political borders. These voices encourage us to reflect on the botanical landscape as one that is cultural.
Many thanks to the talented humans who have channeled these florae for our ears.
Title:
Blacklisted: A Planted Allegory (Recollections) — Audio Guide
Year:
2018
Media:
Streaming audio recordings situated within the Cal State San Bernardino campus
Dimensions:
1 - 2 minutes each
