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SPECIAL ISSUE OF THE CEA CRITIC: Generative Artificial Intelligence (genAI) and Teaching in the Humanities

Guest Editors

· Emily Jane Pucker, Georgia College & State University (emily.pucker@gcsu.edu)

· Roberto S. León, Georgia College & State University (roberto.leon@gcsu.edu)

Occasion and Direction

Generative artificial intelligence (genAI) programs such as Quillbot, ChatGPT, Copilot, and Claude have already had a profound impact on higher education. At their best, such programs can spark ideas and research in helping human users through the writing process. At their worst, they can also encourage academic dishonesty in producing texts that pass as original, human writing. Whether a five-paragraph essay or the bar exam, genAI promises to get the job done—and in a flash. The genAI genie, some say, is out of the bottle, so the question is obvious for educators: what are best practices in moving forward with the teaching of critical thinking and writing?

This special issue of The CEA Critic invites submissions that consider how genAI technology figures in the writing, language, and literature classroom, both today and with an eye on the future. Our goal is to offer a wide variety of papers that attend to questions such as:

· What challenges do teachers face as students turn to AI to complete assignments?

· How might teachers mitigate the effects of “cognitive offloading” when teaching with AI?

· What are the ethical implications of using AI in our classrooms?

· How might teachers use AI to generate course materials?

· How might large-language models become “tutor bots,” helping readers in making sense of difficult texts?

· How might AI support new insights in literary analysis?

· What new frontiers can AI open for the English studies?

These questions are by no means meant to limit inquiry. Rather, we aim to cultivate an issue that spans theorical speculation to hallway conversations. In short, we want to hear from you, no matter your perspective!

Timeline

o August 1, 2025: Proposal abstracts due

o September 1, 2025: Decisions sent out

o November 1, 2025: Full papers due

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From the Editor:

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The CEA Critic

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Bridging traditional academic scholarship with practical pedagogy, The CEA Critic is the scholarly journal of the CEA. The journal publishes scholarly articles that center on close readings of the texts—fiction, poetry, drama, nonfiction, and film—that English professors study and teach. In this way, The CEA Critic celebrates the importance of literary criticism from a variety of approaches and the value of reading and teaching familiar and unfamiliar literary works. We are also interested in articles that consider pedagogy from a theoretical perspective or engage issues pertinent to all aspects of rhetoric and composition. Our goal is to provide a refreshingly sharp academic and practical perspective for teachers and scholars alike. We like to think we do a pretty good job: published by the Johns Hopkins University Press three times a year (in both print and electronic forms), the journal is indexed in the MLA International Bibliography.

The CEA Critic is interested in works concerning topics including but not limited to the following:

❖ Literature

❖ Pedagogy

❖ Rhetoric and Composition

❖ Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

❖ Ethnic Studies

❖ Creative writing

❖ Popular culture

❖ Film studies

❖ Digital writing and multimedia composition

❖ Technical communication

The CEA Critic has a long-standing tradition of publishing new and experienced scholars. To continue this tradition, we welcome submissions from graduate students and aim to publish one article by a graduate student in each issue.

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