On Interdisciplinarity: An Essay for the Special Issue

When the word in question is the polysyllabic, contested term "interdisciplinarity," not only the word but also its theorists and practitioners have to work over-time, and they certainly earn, although they may rarely receive, extra remuneration for their effort. The co-editors of this Special Issue on Interdisciplinarity met the challenge of their subject by turning their dialogue into a colloquy in which all the other contributors as well as the outside readers were invited to participate. The following essay blends these voices as they raise and respond to several questions: What is "interdisciplinarity" and where have the term and the phenomenon come from? To whom do dreams belong? Why should one do interdisciplinary work in dreaming? Where can dreaming and interdisciplinarity go together in the future? (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved)