Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 19:45:22 -0500 (CDT)
From: "John V. Knapp" <tb0jvk1-AT-corn.cso.niu.edu>
Subject: Response to Re: interdisciplinary work


Steve --

Having spent some time at St. Catharine's, I envy Cambridge's (or
Homerton's) graceful blending of many different types of minds at dinner
(high table), -- even if the food was just, ah, interesting.  However,
there are only a few Oxbridges and Harvyales to go around, and the rest of
us must cope with the time constraints we encounter at state universities
or redbricks.

If submissions to *Style* (back when I was co-editor) are typical, what
many many people call "interdisciplinary" isn't anything you might
recognize as "interdisciplinary."  My point is that what happens at
Homerton is a great model for our graduate students, but unfortunately,
many of us are merely modeling the great game of getting ahead.  BTW, I
agree with you that "psychology" is a diverse a discipline as any
humanistic endeavor.

JVK








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