In this week, the article “Academic Symbiosis: A Manifesto on Tenure and Promotion in Asian American Studies” impressed me a lot. In the article, the author states the necessity of “academic symbiosis.” Specifically, she introduces the concept of “academic symbiosis,” which is the academic system without “competition, hierarchy, and parasitism.” Instead of competition, sharing and corporation is more helpful and beneficial. However, it is not easy to achieve “academic symbiosis.” In the following part, she describes the difficulty he faced in the process of achieving goal. Gaining promotion and tenure in the academic system is most important for many faculties. This thought really prevents the academic system from developing better, since people will choose to compete with each other for being accepted instead of collaborating.
After reading this article, I think we need to work with professors to achieve "academic symbiosis". In our experiences, there is no doubt that working with others can often get better results compared to competing with each other, which is always called “double-win.” This “double-win” can also be achieved in academic field. In particular, many adorable physical theories are always the result of a collaboration between theoretical physicists and experimental physicists. I hope the academic system can be “academic symbiosis” in the future.
My question towards to this article is “Is there any negative effects of ‘academic symbiosis?’”
Reference:
Valverde, K.L.C (2013). Fight The Tower: Asian American Women Scholars Resistance and Renewal in the Academy. Rutgers University Press
Darby F (2018). Why Some Students Struggle with Group Work. Faculty Focus. Retrieved from: https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/course-design-ideas/why-some-students-struggle-with-group-work/
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