{"product_id":"9781350569195","title":"Writing Human in the Age of AI","description":"\u003ch3\u003eResearch in Creative Writing\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eWriting Human in the Age of AI\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePaul Williams | Jen Webb | Shelley Davidow | Julienne van Loon | Bonnie Sunstein\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eComputers \/ Artificial Intelligence \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn investigation at the intersection of the writer and artificial intelligence, this book makes a case for the centrality and validity of the uniquely human 'writing self' against a backdrop of ubiquitous AI-generated material. \u003c\/b\u003eWith Pandora's Box irreversibly open, \u003ci\u003eThe Writing Self in the Age of Artificial Intelligence\u003c\/i\u003e decodes how creative writers encounter AI, comparing AI and human-generated texts, digging into the theories and philosophies underpinning this paradigm shift towards the posthuman, and ultimately putting forward a radical manifesto for navigating creative endeavor in the future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLooking at how AI performs complex creative writing tasks, how creative writing has become commodified, and how through posthumanist, transhumanist and new materialist theories humans have become 'hackable', Paul Williams and Shelley Davidow reassert the humanness of creative endeavor by rejecting a disembodied 'subject'. Instead, they posit the need for a creative, performative, author-centered\/process-writing 'self' that is changed by its own journey. Blending memoir with essay and poetry to perform the writing self they outline, the authors highlight what is unique about human creativity: serendipity, failure, synchronicity, experiential phenomenology, and what they term 'supra consciousness', a transcendent, non-hackable, innately human connected community with a shared story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHopeful, engaging and addressing important concerns in the field, \u003ci\u003eThe Writing Self in the Age of Artificial Intelligence\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates the value of writing for the writer, as a process of thinking, feeling and self-discovery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Williams\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing and Deputy Head of Research in the School of Business and Creative Industries at the University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia. He has published prize-winning fiction, young adult novels, memoir, non-fiction and short stories, a series of crime novels, and textbooks on creative writing including \u003ci\u003eNovel Ideas: Writing Innovative Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e (2019) and \u003ci\u003ePlaying with Words: An Introduction to Creative Writing Craft\u003c\/i\u003e (2016), co-authored with Shelley Davidow. www.paulwilliamsauthor.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShelley Davidow\u003c\/b\u003e is an international author of 46 books and Senior Lecturer in the School of Education at the University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia. Recent titles include the memoirs \u003ci\u003eRunaways \u003c\/i\u003e(2022),\u003ci\u003e Shadow Sisters (\u003c\/i\u003e2018),\u003ci\u003e Whisperings in the Blood\u003c\/i\u003e (2016), and the creative writing textbook \u003ci\u003ePlaying with Words: An Introduction to Creative Writing Craft\u003c\/i\u003e co-authored with Paul Williams. www.shelleydavidow.com ; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ShelleyDavidow ; twitter: @shelleydavidow\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18 February 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350569195\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e192\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.76\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51945013444748,"sku":"9781350569195","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350569195","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}