The Challenges of Integrating Interdisciplinarity in Academia

Thursday, 15 July 2021, 12:30 – 2pm Interdisciplinary Panel - The
Challenges of Integrating Interdisciplinarity in Academia A panel
discussion linking to our first event, where experts in the field
discuss the challenges of interdisciplinarity and Neurohumanities.
The newly formed NeuroHumanities Networking Group is dedicated to
providing a functional framework for postgraduates engaged or
interested in interdisciplinary research and seeking to expand
their network and knowledge base. The NeuroHumanities Networking
Group is piloting its first 4-week series of online events over the
summer, designed to foster connections within Trinity, hosted by
Trinity Long Room Hub, hosted by Trinity Long Room Hub.Organised by
Amelia McConville, School of English and in association with the
Institute of Neuroscience, and Fiona Stout, Fiona Stout, School of
Creative Arts , the series is supported by the Postgraduate
Wellbeing & Community Fund and Professor Mani Ramaswami,
Director of Trinity Institute of Neurosciences (TCIN). Attending
all 4 sessions of the series is highly encouraged. About the
organisers Amelia McConville is a PhD student conducting
interdisciplinary research on visual poetry and poetics with
Neurohumanities at the School of English and in association with
the Institute of Neuroscience. Always fascinated by the overlap of
art and science, she graduated with a B.A. in English Literature
and Philosophy from Trinity College Dublin in 2017, working in
fundraising for the College before commencing doctoral research in
2018. Passionate about education, she works part-time with the
Trinity Access Programmes and as a private tutor, and she is
interested in yoga, film, music, and visual culture. Fiona Stout is
currently an MLitt conducting interdisciplinary, neurohumanities
research on the interconnective soft tissue matrix known as fascia
and fluidity in the actor-body. Key areas of research include
fascia, neuroscience, trauma, embodiment, flow-state, cellular
mechanics, biotensegrity, and physiology. Fiona moved to Ireland
from California in 2014, graduating with a BA in acting from The
Lir in 2017, after which she re-certified as a yoga teacher and has
continued to upskill with workshops and trainings ever since. She
seeks to facilitate ease for her students and collaborators,
empowering them to use their bodies in more fluid and
fascia-friendly ways. Key inspirations in her work include Katy
Bowman, Amanda Brennan, Lisa Feldman Barrett, John Sharkey, and
Antonio Damasio. Find her on insta and twitch @missfiyoga. Learn
more at: https://www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub/