Remaking the academy

the potential and the challenge of transdisciplinary collaborative engagement

Danielle Lake

Amy McFarland

Jessica Jennrich

pp. 189-214

in: Aaron Stoller, Eli Kramer (eds), Contemporary philosophical proposals for the university, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, 2018

Abstract

This chapter argues feminist pragmatist philosophy, transdisciplinarity, and the current movement towards public engagement offer a fruitful vision, pathway, and set of strategies for catalyzing collaborative teaching and learning within the academy. Given the authors' commitment to a reflective praxis of engagement, it also documents our collective attempt to put these commitments into practice at our own institution. We conclude by highlighting the need for creative and collaborative advocacy efforts designed to not only reimagine the academy but also enact structural, procedural, and cultural changes.