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Global Plant Humanities Network (GPHN)

Envisioning New Possibilities for Plants, Places, and People

GPHN germinated among environmental humanities scholars John C. Ryan of Australia/USA and Goutam Majhi of India during the 1st International Conference on Global Plant Humanities, which took place at Sadhan Chandra Mahavidyalaya (a college affiliated with the University of Calcutta) in West Bengal on the 12th of December 2023, attracting participants from around the world. The inaugural Keynote Speaker was Professor Tim Entwisle, Former Director of Royal Botanic Garden, Victoria, Australia. Click here to view the 2023 conference program.

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Our Founders









Associate Professor John Charles Ryan
Current Affiliation: Nulungu Research Institute, University of Notre Dame, Australia









Assistant Professor Goutam Majhi
Current Affiliation: Sadhan Chandra Mahavidyalaya (a college affiliated with the University of Calcutta), India


Our 2024-25 Partners

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