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127013 KO Critical Readings in Literature (2024W)

Literature in the Age of AI: Critical Perspectives

6.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung
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Do 23.01. 16:15-17:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21

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Details

max. 30 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

  • Donnerstag 10.10. 16:15 - 17:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Donnerstag 17.10. 16:15 - 17:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Donnerstag 24.10. 16:15 - 17:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Donnerstag 31.10. 16:15 - 17:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Donnerstag 07.11. 16:15 - 17:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Donnerstag 14.11. 16:15 - 17:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Donnerstag 21.11. 16:15 - 17:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Donnerstag 28.11. 16:15 - 17:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Donnerstag 05.12. 16:15 - 17:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Donnerstag 12.12. 16:15 - 17:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Donnerstag 09.01. 16:15 - 17:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Donnerstag 16.01. 16:15 - 17:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21
  • Donnerstag 30.01. 16:15 - 17:45 Helene-Richter-Saal UniCampus Hof 8 3G-EG-21

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

"A light on the floor between the corners of the house reached out to the car and then went out through the barn. Light on the floor, the painter said. I have nothing to do. I coud have made a big start. I want to go away from here, the time has come."

Was the above passage written by a human? Generative AI? Does it even matter?

This course aims to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the intersection between literature and digital technologies, particularly focusing on how artificial intelligence (AI) is influencing literary creation, reception, and consumption. The course will introduce critical reading strategies and digital humanities methodologies, enabling students to explore the ways in which literature adapts to digital platforms and new media.

Students will engage with key themes, such as AI's impact on creativity, the ethical implications of AI in literature, and the changing dynamics of reader reception in the digital age. Through a blend of theoretical readings, practical analysis, and project-based learning, students will critically examine the evolving landscape of literature in the context of emergent and established digital technologies.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

• Regular attendance (max. 2 absences)
• Active participation in discussions
• Group project
• Individual writing assignments (2 x 1,000 words each)

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

This will likely be one of the few courses in which you are encouraged (indeed required) to use digital tools such as generative AI as part of the assessment criteria.

• Attendance: 10%
• AI mash-up group project: 20%
• Class and online participation (e.g., active in-class participation, forum posts): 30%
• Blog entries (2 x 1,000 words each): 40%

Overall Score of 100% (pass threshold: 60%)

Scale:
1: 100-90%
2: 89-80%
3: 79-70%
4: 69-60%
5: 59-0%

In order to pass, students need to fulfill each individual requirement and complete tasks on time. Late submissions will not be accepted. Each student is permitted to miss two classes.

Prüfungsstoff

There will be no written exam. Rather, students are responsible for the required readings, which will be provided, as well as everything covered during class.

Literatur

A selection of readings in a variety of formats will be provided. However, students may wish to consult one or a number of the following beforehand:

Adam Hammond, Technology and Literature. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2024.

Arthur I. Miller, The Artist in the Machine: Inside the New World of Machine-Created Art, Literature, and Music. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press, 2019.

Matthew K. Gold and Lauren F. Klein, eds., Debates in the Digital Humanities. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press, 2019.

Scott Rettberg, Electronic Literature. Cambridge, UK: Polity Press, 2019.

James Christopher O’Sullivan, Towards a Digital Poetics: Electronic Literature & Literary Games. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.

David M. Berry and Anders Fagerjord, Digital Humanities: Knowledge and Critique in a Digital Age. 1st published, repr. Cambridge (UK): Polity Press, 2018.

Nancy Katherine Hayles, Electronic Literature: New Horizons for the Literary. Repr. Notre Dame, Ind: University of Notre Dame, 2010.

Nicholas Carr, “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” The Atlantic. July 2008. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2008/07/is-google-making-us-stupid/306868/.

Sven Birkets, The Gutenberg Elegies: The Fate of Reading in an Electronic Age. Pbk. ed. New York: Faber and Faber, 2006.

Loss Pequeño Glazier, Digital Poetics: The Making of E-Poetries. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 2002.

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Studium: BA 612; BEd 046/407
Code/Modul: BA08.3; BEd Modul 10
Lehrinhalt: 12-3000

Letzte Änderung: Mi 09.10.2024 14:26