History PhD candidate at @UTKnoxville, studying the 20th c. cut flower industry in US and Colombia. Tweet mostly about history and my home state, Louisiana ⚜️
Apr 11, 2022 • 10 tweets • 4 min read
I've usually just watch #HATM from afar and have never participated, but I hear that tonight we are watching Disney's Encanto and I couldn't stay away. Plus it's an excuse to talk about flowers in Encanto. (Warning: Spoilers) A Thread.
As a historian of flowers, I am sort of in love with the depiction of Colombian floriculture in this movie. In the film, Isabela, the oldest of Mirabel's sisters, has the magical power of creating flowers - a symbol of her beauty and perfection.