Of stumps and stipes
Comparisons between the cultures and identities of Yorkshire cricket and mycology at the turn of the twentieth century
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20315866 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nathan Smith (0000-0002-9837-9957, Darwin College, Silver Street, Cambridge CB3 9EU, UK), Nathan E C Smith (0000-0003-4142-892X, Ida Darwin hospital, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 77 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 5-18 |
| Publication date | 2023-02-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Notes and Records the Royal Society Journal of the History of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0035-9149 • E-ISSN: 1743-0178 |
| Publisher | The Royal Society (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1098/rsnr.2021.0036 |
| OpenAlex | W3198157175 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
Mycology, the study of fungi, is a relatively young and underexplored discipline with a strong culture of field collection and study. The Yorkshire Mycological Committee (YMC) of the Yorkshire Naturalist's Union, formed in 1892, became the first permanent mycological organization within Great Britain. Well renowned and highly competent, the members of the YMC espoused a distinctive philosophy and practice of science that led them into a drawn-out conflict with the newly established British Mycological Society that continues to impact the practice of British field mycology today. This paper explores the philosophy, practice, and hierarchy of the Yorkshire mycologists and fungal collectors through the lens of their regional identity. To do so, it examines similarities and differences between the Yorkshire expressions of mycology and cricket around the turn of the twentieth century, with the latter already well established as a major vehicle for expressions of the region's identity. It argues that both activities stem from a distinct Yorkshire identity and culture that both superseded and intersected with other factors such as class and authority. In doing so, it highlights the importance of provincial identities and scientific movements in informing and influencing wider disciplinary philosophies and practices
Aesthetics · Art · Biology · Cricket · Discipline · Identity (music) · Management · Mycology · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Ecology · Law · Lichen and fungal ecology · Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions · Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
| Citations per year | 0.67 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2024 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |