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SUMMARY:Pinosaur redux: whose lives count in histories of extinction? - Sa
 diah Qureshi (University of Manchester)
DTSTART:20250522T150000Z
DTEND:20250522T163000Z
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CONTACT:Dr. Rosanna Dent
DESCRIPTION:_Joint seminar with the World History Seminar\; start time 4pm
 _\n\nIn 1994\, David Noble\, a Field Officer for the Wollemi National Park
 \, in New South Wales\, came across a tree he did not recognize in a narro
 w canyon. Quickly dubbed the Wollemi pine\, the tree proved to be an unkno
 wn species whose evolution stretched back to the lost worlds of the dinosa
 urs\, before the formation of modern continents\, and even flowering plant
 s. Promoted as the Pinosaur and the botanical find of the century\, the tr
 ee's ensuing journey from wild endangerment to domesticated treasure is a 
 rare tale of an endangered plant celebrity attracting global conservation 
 efforts. This talk traces the story of the Wollemi pine from its origins a
 nd chance find\, to the present day\, to consider why it is so important f
 or us to include plants within histories of extinction\, especially when t
 hey are routinely neglected as species needing conservation or subjects wo
 rthy of historical narratives. In particular\, the talk will explore how p
 aying attention to plants challenges historians to radically rethink commo
 n divisions of time\, place\, and whose lives are historically interesting
  or significant\, and helps us move beyond both anthropocentric and animal
 -centric policy-making and history writing.
LOCATION:Hopkinson Lecture Theatre\, New Museums Site
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