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Our books received some stellar reviews
'Higher Education for Good: Teaching and Learning Futures (Czerniewicz and Cronin 2023) (hereafter HE4G)
has been more than a book. It has been a public event, a gathering, a
diversely peopled conversation within and beyond its pages: the
desperate throw of a lifeline or the hopeful throw of a dream, beyond
the really existing universities of the present towards better
alternatives. If, somehow, readers of Postdigital Science and Education
have managed to avoid this conversation, I urge you to join it now,
wherever your scholarly social media and reading habits find it.' 'Transparent Minds
is a very good book…it possesses the power to draw the inexperienced
reader into sf and make her want to read and find out more. It is
sufficiently replete with informed discussion and illustrative quotation
to spur further interest. Matthews convinces us that the study of
consciousness is the perfect window from which to observe sf if your aim
is to encourage more people to read it. This may be a small book, but
it offers a seat at a big window and there is a lot of light shining
through it.'- Stephen Dougherty for Science Fiction Studies
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We welcomed three new editorial board members for our Applied Theatre Praxis series
We are thrilled to announce that Dr Rebecca Hillman, Dr. Clara de Andra, and Dr Jazmin Llana will
be joining the Applied Theatre Praxis Board! Rebecca is a Senior
Lecturer in Drama at the University of Exteter whose research centres
the relationship between activism
and performance. Clara is a Brazilian actor, singer, teacher and
researcher in Theatre Arts, whose main field of research is the
transnational networks of the Theatre of the Oppressed and Theatre for
Development.
Jazmin is an actor, director, and poet who currently serves as
the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts at De La Salle
University-Manilla, Chair of the Research TWG of the National Commission
for Culture and the Arts, and Vice President of Performance Studies
International.
We are
confident that these accomplished scholars will be excellent additions
to the Board, enriching the content we publish in our Theatre Praxis
series. Welcome Rebecca, Clara, and Jazmin! Applied
Theatre Praxis (ATP) is an OBP series that focuses on theatre practice,
where plays and performances provide the basis from which theories are
generated and histories are vivified. The series also explores theatre
and performance as sites where ethical ideas or political beliefs are
expressed, and systems are challenged and reimagined, such as in
political and agitprop theatre. In this vein, ATP invites writing that
draws from the author/s’ praxis to reflect on diverse manifestations of
Applied Theatre.
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December 3:
Beyond PALOMERA: Shaping the Future of Open Access Book Policymaking.
PALOMERA is a two-year project funded by Horizon Europe that has sought
to understand why so few OA funder policies include books, and to
provide actionable recommendations to change this. As the project draws
to a close, this webinar will explore the varied outputs created by
PALOMERA. Secure your place here.
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Navigating AI in Academic Publishing: Balancing Efficiency, Expertise and Ethics by Adèle Kreager
Artificial
intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming many sectors, from its role
in breakthrough research on protein structure prediction, which recently earned a Nobel Prize, to more controversial uses in film and entertainment.
As AI infiltrates our digital world, internet users are increasingly
exposed to what has been evocatively termed ‘AI slop’—from seemingly
innocuous AI-generated meme trends, such as ‘Shrimp Jesus’, to more demonstrably dangerous outputs, such as AI-generated mushroom-foraging books
that contain bogus advice. In turn, AI now powers everyday tools like
Microsoft Word’s spelling and grammar checks, or Gmail’s email filters,
often without us even noticing.
Amid this surge in AI
capabilities and applications, many industries, including academic
publishing, are recognising the opportunities and challenges posed by
these tools. AI offers a way to enhance efficiency, streamlining the
more time-consuming, repetitive and mundane tasks. Yet these
advancements come with ethical and practical considerations that demand
careful thought. As a small, scholar-led, non-profit publisher, we are
experimenting with how AI can support, rather than replace, the human
expertise and creativity that underpin high-quality academic research
and its dissemination.Read the full post here.
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That's all for this month! See you in December!
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