Colin Hoag TAP Colloquium: Glasshouse Geographies: The Transnational Theory of Botanical Phantasmagoria

On Tuesday, April 7, 2026, the UMass Amherst English Department welcomed Colin Hoag to campus for a colloquium on his current work. His presentation, titled Glasshouse Geographies: The Transnational Theory of Botanical Phantasmagoria. Hoag asked the questions: What is it about conservatoires that generate such gravitational force? Why do people visit them? Where do they go when they visit them?

Colin Hoag’s Colloquium talk on April 7

“I’ve always felt that its the plants on a landscape that really define a place,” which makes conservatories more disorienting.