Jessica Jennrich (Grand Valley State University): Publications - PhilPeople

Grand Valley State University
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Remaking the Academy: The Potential and the Challenge of Transdisciplinary Collaborative Engagement
with Danielle Lake and Amy McFarland

In Aaron Stoller & Eli Kramer (eds.), Contemporary Philosophical Proposals for the University: Toward a Philosophy of Higher Education, Springer Verlag. pp. 189-214. 2018.

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 …Read more
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.