Synecdoche and Surprise: Transdisciplinary Knowledge Production

Using contemporary insights from feminist critical theory and the literary device of synecdoche, we argue that transdisciplinary knowledge is productive because it maximizes serendipity. We draw on student learning experiences in a course on “Gender and Science” to illustrate how the dichotomous fra...

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Main Authors: Anne Dalke, Elizabeth F. McCormack
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Athabasca University Press 2007-01-01
Series:Journal of Research Practice
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Online Access:http://jrp.icaap.org/index.php/jrp/article/view/106/99