Interdisciplinarity and Antidisciplinarity

HUM 583
D. Graham Burnett (Department of History)

Academic life is largely configured along disciplinary lines. What are "disciplines," and what does it mean to think, write, teach, and work within these socio-cognitive structures? Are there alternatives? This course, drawing on faculty associated with the Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program in the Humanities (IHUM), takes up these questions, in an effort to clarify the historical evolution and current configuration of intellectual activity within universities. Normative questions detain us. The future is a persistent preoccupation. This course is required for students considering the IHUM Fellowship.

THIS COURSE IS BY APPLICATION ONLY
The Application deadline is 5 pm on August 27