Reposted by Salene Schloffel-Armstrong
In earlier times, who decided what counted as a pest?
Dr Schloffel-Armstrong (Lincoln University) is digging into archival narratives from 1825 to 1925 on Horomaka Banks Peninsula to find out, and explore what those early decisions mean for bioprotection today: bioprotection.org.nz/tracing-narr...
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Tracing narratives of pestiness and weediness into the past | Bioprotection Aotearoa
Throughout my life, I have always been interested in history. In my previous work researching public services in Aotearoa, I focused on interrogating the processes and practices that occurred in...