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SUMMARY:"Radical botanical resistance: Nation-building\, empire\, and rewil
 ding urban space in Singaporean short fiction"
DESCRIPTION:The island country and city-state of Singapore is frequently th
 ought to be a place of contradictions and constant reinvention – a stric
 tly controlled urban environment that is tailored to a futuristic vision o
 f a multicultural\, green\, and globalized nation. Contemporary literature
  engages with the complications that arise in such an environment and ques
 tions the origins of this progressivist vision. In this guest session\, we
  will explore the entangled nature of imperialism\, horticulture\, and urb
 an development and discuss an example of speculative short fiction which r
 e-imagines a chapter in Singapore’s colonial history. The text presents 
 an example of non- human agency and radical botanical resistance against i
 mperialism and spatial control far beyond the local context. Through the t
 ext\, we will explore a vivid vision of an urban environment that refuses 
 to be contained and controlled.\\r\\nIf you would like to obtain more info
 rmation on this guest lecture or attend the talk\, please contact Tamara I
 mboden [https://english.philhist.unibas.ch/en/persons/tamara-dima-imboden/
 ].
X-ALT-DESC:<p>The island country and city-state of Singapore is frequently 
 thought to be a place of contradictions and constant reinvention – a str
 ictly controlled urban environment that is tailored to a futuristic vision
  of a multicultural\, green\, and globalized nation. Contemporary literatu
 re engages with the complications that arise in such an environment and qu
 estions the origins of this progressivist vision. In this guest session\, 
 we will explore the entangled nature of imperialism\, horticulture\, and u
 rban development and discuss an example of speculative short fiction which
  re-imagines a chapter in Singapore’s colonial history. The text present
 s an example of non- human agency and radical botanical resistance against
  imperialism and spatial control far beyond the local context. Through the
  text\, we will explore a vivid vision of an urban environment that refuse
 s to be contained and controlled.</p>\n<p>If you would like to obtain more
  information on this guest lecture or attend the talk\, please contact <a 
 href="https://english.philhist.unibas.ch/en/persons/tamara-dima-imboden/">
 Tamara Imboden</a>.</p>
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