I strongly disagree with Barry's indication that research that is without a disciplinary structure or "guidance" is inherently worse that other research. There may be questions that need to be posed in opposition to or without the safe and containing support of a discipline. It seems to me that feminisms, postcolonial studies, queer theory, and disability studies all suggested and continue to indicate that certain identities and questions have been prevented by disciplinary methods, boundaries, accepted areas of study, and beliefs. For instance, Linda Nochlin's "Why Are There No Great Women Artists?" suggested that prior to the 1970s that the education of artists and the field of art history rendered conditions where women could not be elevated to the status of great artist. Feminist critiques encourage us to look at what disciplines prevent, how they guide, and wonder about the ongoing disciplining of Women's Studies and Internet Studies. All my best, Michele
Yes, I thought exactly the same thing! Michele White wrote:
I strongly disagree with Barry's indication that research that is without a disciplinary structure or "guidance" is inherently worse that other research. There may be questions that need to be posed in opposition to or without the safe and containing support of a discipline. It seems to me that feminisms, postcolonial studies, queer theory, and disability studies all suggested and continue to indicate that certain identities and questions have been prevented by disciplinary methods, boundaries, accepted areas of study, and beliefs. For instance, Linda Nochlin's "Why Are There No Great Women Artists?" suggested that prior to the 1970s that the education of artists and the field of art history rendered conditions where women could not be elevated to the status of great artist. Feminist critiques encourage us to look at what disciplines prevent, how they guide, and wonder about the ongoing disciplining of Women's Studies and Internet Studies.
All my best, Michele
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Yay (I havent caught up with Barry's post and the thread yet - so I am responding specifically in relation to Michelle and Paula and there reading of the thread). its about who gets to define research in what socio-political configurations. Disciplinarity is always negotiated - and arguments emphasizing it as "superior" (rather than discuss the practicality or often economic necessity of engaging in knowledge-building and dissemination through formation of "disciplines") to other forms of negotiations shows a value judgement that is more about turf battles (for whatever socio-economic, political reasons) than about the integrity of the research at hand. r
Yes, I thought exactly the same thing!
Michele White wrote:
I strongly disagree with Barry's indication that research that is without a disciplinary structure or "guidance" is inherently worse that other research. There may be questions that need to be posed in opposition to or without the safe and containing support of a discipline. It seems to me that feminisms, postcolonial studies, queer theory, and disability studies all suggested and continue to indicate that certain identities and questions have been prevented by disciplinary methods, boundaries, accepted areas of study, and beliefs. For instance, Linda Nochlin's "Why Are There No Great Women Artists?" suggested that prior to the 1970s that the education of artists and the field of art history rendered conditions where women could not be elevated to the status of great artist. Feminist critiques encourage us to look at what disciplines prevent, how they guide, and wonder about the ongoing disciplining of Women's Studies and Internet Studies.
All my best, Michele
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