[ecrea] cfp Culture, Theory & Critique

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> Culture, Theory & Critique
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> Subject: Interdisciplinarity
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> In recent years interdisciplinarity has become a key dimension in the
> formulation and assessment of research.  And indeed one of the main
> elements in Culture, Theory and Critique's statement of aims is the
> exploration of the interface between disciplines.  It is therefore
> opportune to devote an issue to what is meant by and what is at stake in
> the notion and practice of interdisciplinarity.  In autumn 2010 we
> intend to publish a number of essays on the topic and suggest various
> questions amongst others which might be considered:=20=20
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> *           What are the factors which explain the recent surge of
> interest in interdisciplinarity in the humanities?  Why has it become a
> significant part of the discourse not only of researchers themselves but
> also of research managers and funders?
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> *           What is the relationship between distinct disciplines and
> interdisciplinarity?
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> *           How stable are the existing disciplines and how do they
> respond to the interest in interdisciplinarity?  Are there serious risks
> of incoherence deriving from the opening of disciplinary boundaries?
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> *           References to 'interdisciplinarity' often mean expanding the
> realm of objects that a discipline can treat without expanding the
> parameters of the discipline's theory and methodology.  How can an
> interdisciplinarity that truly challenges disciplinary assumptions be
> articulated and what is the status of the object of study in such a
> programme?
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> *           Can interdisciplinarity really operate in between
> disciplines or is it only ever a term used to account for work which
> draws from more than one disciplinary field?
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> *           What are the benefits of interdisciplinary research?  Is it
> in any sense inherently more probing and comprehensive simply because it
> combines different angles of analysis?
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> *           What are the conceptual and institutional differences
> between interdisciplinarity, multidisciplinarity and
> transdisciplinarity?
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> *           How does interdisciplinarity function in different research
> domains?  Do the sciences and humanities conceive the practice
> differently and what might these broad domains learn from the other's
> approach?
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> Culture, Theory and Critique welcomes theoretical essays on the theme of
> interdisciplinarity and critical analyses of particular examples of its
> practice.  Essays should be submitted for consideration by the end of
> May 2010.
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> For further information about the journal visit:
> www.tandf.co.uk/journals/RCTC and click on the Instruction for Authors
> tab.
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Nico Carpentier (Phd)
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Vrije Universiteit Brussel - Free University of Brussels
Centre for Studies on Media and Culture (CeMeSO)
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