Academia wants interdisciplinary work, but not interdisciplinary people
docmilanfar · x · 2026-07-25
A short academic jab: universities want cross-disciplinary work, but not necessarily cross-disciplinary people.
The quoted reply argues that academia is often accused of rejecting interdisciplinary work, while the deeper problem may be its over-fetishization. Departments are just a practical way to organize large institutions, and interdisciplinary collaboration is only one valid path—often a poor proxy for creativity or innovation.
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