title: The symbiotic academy: on specialisation and interdisciplinarity.
abstract: The authors historicise, contextualise and debate the values and problems of both disciplinarity and interdisciplinarity. Their aim is not to posit one as superior to the other nor to suggest that the two are mutually exclusive. Instead, they seek to break down the oppositional dichotomy in which the concepts are often placed, and, further to propose a 'symbiotic academy' in which the two can exist to their mutual benefit.
authors.affiliation: School of Museum Studies, University of Leicester, LE1 7RF, UK. jaw50@le.ac.uk
authors.forename: Jenny
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Walklate
authors.forename: Adair
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Richards
mesh_terms: D000047:Academies and Institutes / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D013038:Specialization / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D006113:United Kingdom