Weeds as boundary objects virtuous and undiscovered interfering
Weeds as boundary objects: virtuous and undiscovered, interfering, or out of place?
SHORT WEED DEFINITIONS
Emerging Texts (in vivo coding) "a plant out of place” "a plant whose virtues have not been discovered” "interferes with the welfare and activities of man” "depends on how you perceive what a plant is to you" or"in the eye of the beholder" (subjective definition)
W. S. Blatchley “Many weeds, like misery, love company. Certain species when they travel go together and settle down in a little community on a track of land having an environment especially suited to their taste and manner of growth. ”
“A weed is a plant out of place. And it costs Americans lots of money every year. That's why we have the Weed Science Society of America to help us control these weeds. That's what make this organization so great. We're doing a lot to help keep food economically available to Americans, as well as to people around the world. ”
Current interests • I'm interested in the aesthetic in qualitative analysis • Editing as coding • Use of historical images about weeds • Weeds as boundary objects
Future Development: My future interests in this work include finding out the definitions of weeds outside of the English language, and within different locations in Latin America. How does the weed change when it is "translated" into Spanish or Portuguese? What translations remain stable and which ones shift?
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