Since Aristotle, similar areas of study have been segmented into increasingly disparate
disciplines, creating the idea of "interdisciplinarity." In this ideal introduction
to a hotly contested arena of literary theory, Joe Moran traces the history and use
of the daunting term and the rise of interdisciplinary English, literary and cultural
studies, and literature, science, space and nature. He also addresses how we use these
constantly evolving disciplines to create new forms of knowledge.



