The Anthropocene Biosphere: Supporting 'Open Interdisciplinarity' through Blogging

Zev M Trachtenberg; Thomas J Burns; Kirsten de Beurs; Stephen E Ellis; Kiza K Gates; Bruce W Hoagland; Jeffrey F Kelly; Thomas M Neeson; Asa R Randall; Ingo Schlupp; Peter S Soppelsa; Gerilyn S Soreghan; James J Zeigler

doi:10.1016/j.tree.2016.10.018

The Anthropocene Biosphere: Supporting 'Open Interdisciplinarity' through Blogging

Trends Ecol Evol. 2017 Jan;32(1):1-3. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2016.10.018. Epub 2016 Nov 21.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Philosophy, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA. Electronic address: ztrachtenberg@ou.edu.
² Department of Sociology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA.
³ Department of Geography, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA.
⁴ Department of Philosophy, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA.
⁵ Oklahoma Biological Survey, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA.
⁶ Oklahoma Biological Survey, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA; Department of Biology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA.
⁷ Department of Anthropology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA.
⁸ Department of Biology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA.
⁹ Department of History of Science, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA.
¹⁰ Department of Geology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA.
¹¹ Department of English, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA.

PMID: 27884485
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2016.10.018

Abstract

This paper describes a process of 'open' interdisciplinary scholarship. Researchers from across the University of Oklahoma blogged about a recent paper by ecologist Erle Ellis, and met in person to discuss posts. They then hosted Ellis for a seminar on questions that emerged, and for a public panel discussion.

Keywords: anthroecological theory; blogging; interdisciplinary scholarship.

MeSH terms

Blogging*
Humans
Interdisciplinary Communication*
Research Personnel