Please join us at 1 PM (EST) on November 17th for “Generative AI as Feminist Methodology,” a Cheryl Glenn Advancing the Agenda webinar.
You can register with the following Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/IPzbisxnQgmrlXTBrCozSw
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In this webinar, Jennifer Sano-Franchini (West Virginia University), Megan McIntyre (University of Arkansas), and Maggie Fernandes (University of Arkansas) present generative AI refusal as a feminist methodology that responds to the present harmful implications of generative AI, rather than its speculative risks or potential benefits. Refusal builds on feminist and postcolonial methodologies to center the voices and lived experiences of communities most impacted by the expansion of AI Empire (Hao, Tacheva and Ramasubramanian) and to imagine better futures and more ethical relations among humans and with the planet itself. In this session, the speakers will discuss the intersections across generative AI refusal and feminist methodologies. For instance, how do existing conversations about consent, bodily autonomy, and access resonate with ongoing deliberations about generative AI in higher education and beyond? How might video and image generation technologies like Sora operate as a manifestation and affirmation of rape culture? And what can refusal as a feminist methodology offer as we consider the anti-democratic imposition of data centers, such as xAI’s Colossus in Memphis, Tennessee and its implications for environmental, disability, racial, and reproductive justice?
Here is more about our webinar presenters:
Jennifer Sano-Franchini (she, her) is the Gaziano Family Legacy Professor of Rhetoric and Writing Studies and an associate professor of English at West Virginia University where she teaches courses on professional writing theory, multimedia writing, and cultural rhetorics. She also serves as Chair of the Conference on College Composition and Communication.
Megan McIntyre (she/her) is the Director of the Program in Rhetoric and Composition and an Assistant Professor at the University of Arkansas, where she teaches courses on writing pedagogy, research methods, and digital rhetorics. Her most recent work has appeared in Computers and Composition, Composition Forum, Peitho, and The Journal of Writing Assessment.
Maggie Fernandes (she/her) is an Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Composition at the University of Arkansas. Her scholarly expertise is in digital/cultural rhetorics, writing assessment, institutional oppression, and user experience design. Her work has been published in Computers and Composition, Composition Studies, Enculturation, Peitho, Kairos, and Reflections: A Journal of Community-Engaged Writing and Rhetoric. |
