You’re invited to On Generative AI Refusal: A Recommitment to Humanistic Inquiry in Hyper-Automated Times with Dr. Jennifer Sano-Franchini. This event will be held by the Critical Digital Literacy Working Group, University Writing Center, and Department of Rhetoric and Writing on September 24th at 4:00 PM in PCL Learning Lab 1.
About the talk: Dr. Sano-Franchini discusses generative AI refusal as a principled response to the incursion of corporate AI technologies in educational spaces, and as an approach for practicing critical digital cultural literacy. By addressing the implications of these technologies for teaching and learning and for human beings and the environment more broadly, the talk demonstrates how and why humanistic inquiry still matters in a time of generative AI.
About Dr. Jennifer Sano-Franchini:Dr. Sano-Franchini is an Associate Professor of English at West Virginia University, and she is also Chair of the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC). She researches the linkages between culture, meaning-making, power, and technology.
Dr. Sano-Franchini teaches courses on professional writing theory, multimedia writing, cultural rhetorics, and feminist interaction design.
Registration: Space is limited, please register ASAP.
We hope to see you there!
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