FreshEd #130 – The trouble of internationalization and interdisciplinarity (Angela Last)

Many universities worldwide hope to internationalize and push faculty to produce knowledge across disciplines. That’s easier said than done. My guest today, Angela Last, looks at these university fads and finds difficult ethical dilemmas that scholars must overcome. Angela Last is Lecturer in Human Geography at the University of Leicester. Angela is an interdisciplinary researcher in the field of political ecology, drawing on her background in art & design and science communication to investigate environmental controversies and geographical knowledge production. She has been writing the blog Mutable Matter since 2007. The chapter discussed in today's podcast was published in Decolonizing the University (2018, Pluto Press). www.freshedpodcast.com/last