We recorded this episode in March, 2026 with Dr. Em Merrin Armstrong. We talk about active dormancy, botany through a disabled lens, and the politics of knowledge production.
Dr. Em Merrin Armstrong is a plant-focused interdisciplinary researcher, an educator, a workshop runner, an artist, a sound artist, a grower, a shower, and many of the things in-between. You can find more of their work HERE
Their Instagram is @emayarmstrong, where you will find the most up-to-date information.
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Mentioned in the podcast:
Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice by Lea Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
Botany of Empire by Banu Subramaniam
The work of A Alevtin, specifically ‘active dormancy’.
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