Rethinking Interdisciplinarity across the Social Sciences and Neurosciences - Tapa dura

"In this well-written and compelling book, the authors not only analyse the flows and stoppages of attempts to carry out interdisciplinary work and do so with uncommon honesty based on their own extensive experience but also map out ways to embark on interdisciplinary projects across the sciences, social sciences, and humanities in the future that would simultaneously honour all participants' contributions and produce knowledge that could not have been done alone. The social and technical problems that beset the contemporary world require no less." - Charis Thompson, Chancellor's Professor and Chair, Center for Science, Technology, and Medicine in Society, UC Berkeley, USA and Professor of Sociology, London School of Economics, UK.

“Rethinking Interdisciplinarity is first and foremost the authors’ personal account of the experience of being (together or separately) part of various groups that brought together – among others – social scientists, humanities researchers and neuroscientists. ... Rethinking Interdisciplinarity is a valuable resource for the medical humanities as it provides an insight into the challenges experienced (and confronted) by researchers in a diverse range of fields. ... Rethinking Interdisciplinarity is a worthwhile read for everyone involved in collaborative practice.” (Dr. Svetlana Sholokhova, Centre for Medical Humanities, centreformedicalhumanities.org, December, 2016)

“The book is beautifully written. The vignettes from the field are vivid and offer rich insights into the ups and downs of co-laborative fieldwork in the neurosciences. ... The book sets out to deliver an honest account of ‘what goes into and what goes on in’ experimental entanglements within the neurosciences and it is successful in delivering that.” (Jörg Niewöhner, Somato Sphere, somatosphere.net, February, 2016)