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Obnoxious Plants and Pestiferous Growths: how figurative language reinforces the management of weeds in Victoria, Australia
Australian Geographer ( IF 2.672 ) Pub Date : 2022-09-09 , DOI: 10.1080/00049182.2022.2116969
Kaitlyn Height 1, 2 , Rachael Jefferson 2 , Sonia Graham 2
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ABSTRACT

The militaristic metaphors common in public discourses about invasive species have been criticised for promoting combative management approaches and constraining policy responses. But are they really to blame for entrenching a command-and-control approach to managing weeds in Australia? Since 2000, almost every state and territory has introduced new biosecurity legislation encouraging ‘shared responsibility’. Yet, this term remains noticeably absent from new legislation in Victoria. We aim to examine whether public discourses around invasive plants have remained unchanged to better understand how invasive plants have been framed and whether this can provide insight into the lack of engagement with ‘shared responsibility’ in Victorian legislation. This study investigates figurative language used in Victorian newspapers from 1885 to 2020 to describe three invasive plants and their management: Bathurst burr, blackberry and gorse. The figurative language reveals limited acknowledgement of humans' role in the spread of weeds and emphasis on the diverse impacts of weeds on humans. Militaristic metaphors have existed for over 130 years, but are neither the most predominant nor community-mobilising. Overall, figurative language has focused on individual efforts to control weeds, without critical analysis of the inter-relationships between humans and weeds nor having created opportunities for caring or collaborative weed management.



中文翻译:

令人讨厌的植物和瘟疫植物:比喻语言如何加强澳大利亚维多利亚州的杂草管理

摘要

关于入侵物种的公共话语中常见的军国主义隐喻因提倡好斗的管理方法和限制政策反应而受到批评。但他们真的应该为在澳大利亚推行命令与控制的杂草管理方法负责吗?自2000年以来,几乎每个州和地区都出台了新的生物安全立法,鼓励“共同责任”。然而,维多利亚州的新立法中仍然明显缺少该术语。我们的目的是研究围绕入侵植物的公共话语是否保持不变,以更好地了解入侵植物是如何被构建的,以及这是否可以深入了解维多利亚州立法中缺乏“共同责任”的参与。本研究调查了 1885 年至 2020 年维多利亚时代报纸中使用的比喻语言来描述三种入侵植物及其管理:巴瑟斯特刺槐、黑莓和金雀花。比喻性的语言揭示了对人类在杂草传播中的作用的有限认识,以及对杂草对人类的多种影响的强调。军国主义隐喻已经存在了 130 多年,但既不是最主要的,也不是社区动员的。总体而言,比喻语言侧重于控制杂草的个人努力,没有对人类与杂草之间的相互关系进行批判性分析,也没有为护理或协作杂草管理创造机会。比喻性的语言揭示了对人类在杂草传播中的作用的有限认识,以及对杂草对人类的多种影响的强调。军国主义隐喻已经存在了 130 多年,但既不是最主要的,也不是社区动员的。总体而言,比喻语言侧重于控制杂草的个人努力,没有对人类与杂草之间的相互关系进行批判性分析,也没有为护理或协作杂草管理创造机会。比喻性的语言揭示了对人类在杂草传播中的作用的有限认识,以及对杂草对人类的多种影响的强调。军国主义隐喻已经存在了 130 多年,但既不是最主要的,也不是社区动员的。总体而言,比喻语言侧重于控制杂草的个人努力,没有对人类与杂草之间的相互关系进行批判性分析,也没有为护理或协作杂草管理创造机会。

更新日期:2022-09-09
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