Episode 37: Anna Tsing, "The Mushroom at the End of the World" (1/2)

About this episode

This episode explores the human history of the matsutake mushroom as discussed in Anna Tsing's book.

In this episode I look at The Mushroom at the End of the World by Anna Tsing. In this first half of the book we explore the human history of the matsutake mushroom. This great book will be the conclusion of this series that began with our look at The Moral Economy of the Peasant so many months ago.

People in this episode

Host: Evan Lampe

Topics covered

• mushrooms
• human history
• Anna Tsing
• ecology
• cultural studies

Keywords

• matsutake
• Anna Tsing
• The Mushroom at the End of the World
• human history
• ecology

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Mushroom at the End of the World, The Moral Economy of the Peasant

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