Just Language - Reflection Questions by Danielle Bunch https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j en-us 2022-11-07 18:42:45 UTC 2022-11-30 20:48:25 UTC hello@padlet.com Absolutely https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404152049 What we choose and are funded to pursue in science often reflects our societal values/norms.]]> 2022-11-30 20:01:03 UTC https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404152049 https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404152280 No]]> 2022-11-30 20:01:17 UTC https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404152280 https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404152595 No]]> 2022-11-30 20:01:34 UTC https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404152595 https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404153133 Agreed]]> 2022-11-30 20:01:52 UTC https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404153133 https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404153299 Yes, but only in the past year or two]]> 2022-11-30 20:02:02 UTC https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404153299 Kind of https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404153462 Mainly because I am aware of the negative connotations of some terms (e.g., exotic, alien)]]> 2022-11-30 20:02:11 UTC https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404153462 Yes https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404153771 Our interests, approaches, and understandings are all deeply interconnected and derived from society

]]> 2022-11-30 20:02:29 UTC https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404153771 Only sometimes. Today science is often not believed. https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404153876 2022-11-30 20:02:35 UTC https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404153876 https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404154031 No]]> 2022-11-30 20:02:44 UTC https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404154031 https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404154314 No, but I don't work with problematic species directly.]]> 2022-11-30 20:03:00 UTC https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404154314 Absolutely. ecaref1 https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404155242 Some scientists with far-reaching impacts on society have been virulent racists, believed in phrenology, social Darwinism, etc. In addition, funding of projects is often shaped by societal norms and interests, meaning that research is often reflected by politics and more. ]]> 2022-11-30 20:03:50 UTC https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404155242 Sometimes. When Science is really ground breaking it doesn't have to be. https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404155603 2022-11-30 20:04:08 UTC https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404155603 Yes https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404156366 it seems like people approach invasive species management from a more emotional place, and without realizing it our collective implicit biases can really rear their head. ]]> 2022-11-30 20:04:52 UTC https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404156366 The choice of what is studied or not studied by scientists reflects society's values. https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404156383 2022-11-30 20:04:52 UTC https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404156383 The interpretation or priorities in scientific analysis reflect trends and values https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404156502 2022-11-30 20:05:00 UTC https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404156502 No https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404156589 2022-11-30 20:05:05 UTC https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404156589 Yes https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404156602 Invasive species rhetoric is inherently xenophobic and based out of historical and cultural attitudes towards the "other".  While ecological implications can be real, they are not often fully understood allowing for a default to being concerned based only on something being from the outside and not necessarily on observed impact or taking into account the root cause. 

]]> 2022-11-30 20:05:05 UTC https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404156602 Yes. ecaref1 https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404156627 I feel uncomfortable when invasive species are referred to as "greedy" or other negative terms when they're just taking advantage of a new lifestyle they were often brought to by humans. ]]> 2022-11-30 20:05:07 UTC https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404156627 No https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404156765 2022-11-30 20:05:14 UTC https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404156765 Yes. Which is why in my work I refer to such as "introduced" as opposed to "nonnative", "alien" or "invasive". https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404156844 2022-11-30 20:05:19 UTC https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404156844 Yes https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404156878 Having worked in a past life in public facing job in the southwest with an environmental education focus, it's impossible to feel comfortable with the language given sentiments surrounding illegal immigration. ]]> 2022-11-30 20:05:21 UTC https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404156878 Sometimes https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404157054 2022-11-30 20:05:32 UTC https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404157054 No, not really https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404157236 This is my first time hearing that using the term "invasive" in ecology can be problematic.]]> 2022-11-30 20:05:41 UTC https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404157236 yes. Sometimes. https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404157304 2022-11-30 20:05:43 UTC https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404157304 https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404157357 I have colleagues who use the term "invasive" generally for every plant they don't consider native and desirable to our landscape]]> 2022-11-30 20:05:46 UTC https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404157357 No https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404157379 2022-11-30 20:05:48 UTC https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404157379 There is a general misunderstanding of invasive species management that does give me concern. https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404157420 2022-11-30 20:05:51 UTC https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404157420 https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404157443 I never noticed before learning about and becoming aware of some of the words and their connotations. But since talking to colleagues and being a part of a Just Language event, I definitely take notice. ]]> 2022-11-30 20:05:52 UTC https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404157443 No https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404157471 2022-11-30 20:05:54 UTC https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404157471 Absolutely estuaryqueen https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404157484 Modern science was created and developed by Europeans and descendants of European colonizers. ]]> 2022-11-30 20:05:54 UTC https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404157484 I have used language to describe invasive species that afterwards I was embarrassed to have used. Some terms I've used in the past now seem xenophobic or violent to me. https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404157494 2022-11-30 20:05:55 UTC https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404157494 no https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404157509 2022-11-30 20:05:56 UTC https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404157509 Yes, I've worked with ecologists who are so rigid in how they view forest ecology and have a attitude that pre-colonial ecosystems are "right" and everything else is "wrong" https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404158035 2022-11-30 20:06:23 UTC https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404158035 Yes estuaryqueen https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404158078 The use of the words "invasives" and "exotics" alone can be triggering. ]]> 2022-11-30 20:06:26 UTC https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404158078 Definitely https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404158229 Society/mainstream society is inherently based off the view of Cis white men. Science, and all of the "fathers" and "grandfathers" of different scientific fields is also seen through that view. ]]> 2022-11-30 20:06:36 UTC https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404158229 No https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404158496 2022-11-30 20:06:52 UTC https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404158496 i think so! https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404158998 2022-11-30 20:07:15 UTC https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404158998 Yes, to an extent https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404159279 I agree with a previous comment that what is studied and researched today reflects what society currently wants to know.]]> 2022-11-30 20:07:33 UTC https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404159279 Yes https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404159858 2022-11-30 20:08:01 UTC https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404159858 Yes https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404159875 I'm been doing this work since college and initially approached it from a research standpoint. Once I learned more about the actual implementation & communication of invasive species management, I started to feel some discomfort over the words like "exotic" and the militaristic language (e.g., "war on invasives").]]> 2022-11-30 20:08:02 UTC https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404159875 Sometimes https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404160413 I think science would ideally be objective in seeking the truth of our universe, but in practice this really doesn't happen often because we all carry implicit bias into our work (pre-held beliefs, expectations of results, ideas about how our society currently works, etc.) ]]> 2022-11-30 20:08:28 UTC https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404160413 Yes https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404163278 I think any program where species have been referred to as exotics, invaders has that issue. Additionally, species common names need to be more accurate descriptors of the species rather than applied to a continent, nationality, etc. Ex/ Asian shore crab vs. Pacific shore crab ]]> 2022-11-30 20:10:41 UTC https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404163278 Science is a methodology for study. It is not necessarily for the advancement of society or a reflection of it. It is a mode for expression and understanding. https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404163574 2022-11-30 20:10:57 UTC https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404163574 Yes estuaryqueen https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404163685 It sometimes feels xenophobic. ]]> 2022-11-30 20:11:02 UTC https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404163685 No https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404164226 2022-11-30 20:11:32 UTC https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404164226 I haven't, but glad that we can discuss it today and I can understand how to be more sensitive https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404165861 2022-11-30 20:13:01 UTC https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404165861 yes https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404166223 2022-11-30 20:13:21 UTC https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404166223 https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404168299 In my courses, I like to provide examples of US species that have become invasive in other countries to try to mitigate any impression that only species that come to the US can be "invasive". I use the word "introduced" to describe species that have not become abundant to the point that they exclude other species.]]> 2022-11-30 20:15:18 UTC https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404168299 Invasive Species Management is not science, it is a tool of managers that may or may not be informed by scientific finding. At best it is an informed application of scientific findings. https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404169233 2022-11-30 20:16:08 UTC https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404169233 Yes. When I hear some people use the full name of a species with the country or region that species is from and also include their hatred or detest for that species, it reflects hateful speech used towards BIPOC in the past and now https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404170683 2022-11-30 20:17:19 UTC https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404170683 ^^^ Great point ^^^ https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404173042 2022-11-30 20:19:22 UTC https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404173042 ^^ agreed https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404176384 Many NYC marine species have been introduced to other areas via shipping, historic trade of NYC oysters to other areas, etc. and i make sure to point them out when discussing species that have been introduced to NYC ]]> 2022-11-30 20:22:22 UTC https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404176384 agreed with the other comments - as a white person it frankly took me a while to become aware of the way this language comes off but it does really trouble me, bc I see the way that this type of language can homogenize introduced species and can make us think of certain plant and animal lives as 'disposable' in a way that feels disrespectful of their lives. Plus I see how it alienates my students and colleagues, and that's exactly what I don't want in my work! https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404179622 2022-11-30 20:25:02 UTC https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404179622 Managers express preference for species in accordance with the stated goals of the location/land/sea being managed. Some goals are based in science and are informed by a desire to increase diversity and enhance the survival of species. Even when management practices are deeply informed by science they are still Preference-based decisions. Extraction of species for the sake of extraction is very concerning and frankly unscientific. https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404181073 2022-11-30 20:25:57 UTC https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404181073 https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404181119 ^Good point^]]> 2022-11-30 20:25:59 UTC https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404181119 https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404197170 can we talk about the word "protect"? I have heard some organizations stop saying this word because "WHO are we protecting land/sea/animals from?"

]]> 2022-11-30 20:41:57 UTC https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404197170 Our problem is the limiting nature of language. If it seems militaristic that is because it is. We are as comfortable in seeking the eradication of Mugwort as we are the eradication of cancer cells from our bodies. The human race is in a perpetual fight with its perceived enemies. https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404203463 2022-11-30 20:48:25 UTC https://padlet.com/edaniellebunch/japqf2hsl67f0x1j/wish/2404203463