Season 1, Episode 30

Host Mike Livermore on Interdisciplinary Engagement

Host Mike Livermore concludes Season 1 of Free Range with a solo episode on the value of interdisciplinary engagement. Livermore begins with the theory behind the podcast—speaking with guests with various perspectives and backgrounds relating to the environment and sustainability—and the tradeoffs between being a generalist rather than a specialist. (0:43 – 4:32) In this episode, he wants to explore the questions around interdisciplinary scholarship and engagement: Why do people do it? How is it useful? How is it done in a productive way?

Episode is an appropriate teaching tool for but not limited to the following topics & courses: environmental law, sustainability, interdisciplinary scholarship

Discussion Questions

  • What are the values of disciplines versus the values of interdisciplinary engagement?
  • How is interdisciplinary engagement done in a productive way specifically for sustainability? 

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