The Hungry City: Singapore and our Food Fishes
From wild to farmed, terubok to tilapia; join Professor Anthony D. Medrano in this session of Thursday Talk Shop as he explores the history of Singapore through our food fishes. As we chronicle the history behind the fishes that fed our hungry city, we uncover a wide-ranging and interconnected tale of species, cultures, and ecologies.
About the Speaker:
Anthony D. Medrano is the Presidential Young Professor of Environmental Studies at Yale-NUS College; he teaches modules that explore the cultural, economic, and ecological history of Singapore and Southeast Asia. He also holds appointments in NUS’s Department of History, the Asia Research Institute, and the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum. Mr Medrano is the principal investigator of the SSRTG-funded project “Linking the Digital Humanities to Biodiversity History in Singapore and Southeast Asia“. He is completing his first book with Yale University Press titled The Edible Ocean: Science, Industry, and the Rise of Urban Southeast Asia.
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