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Hello Paul,

I am interested in the session "AI, Power, and Colonialism." I am sending this email again as I found out you are on sabbatical.

I am Khalid, a PhD student in the Department of English. I am working on Artificial Intelligence, the English Language, Postcolonialism, and Culture. I also submitted a paper on "Choose Your Poison: Data Colonialism or Company Town?" at the CSDH conference this year.

Please write me if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

Khalid

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A K M Iftekhar Khalid, MA in English

PhD Student, Cultural Social and Political Thought

Research Assistant, Humanities Innovation Lab, Department of English

University of Lethbridge

4401 University Dr W, Lethbridge AB, T1K3M4, Canada

From: Paul Barrett <barrettp@uoguelph.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2025 7:00 AM
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Subject: [Csdh-schn-members] Panel on AI, power, colonially

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Dear CSDH / SCHN members,

I hope this message finds you well. I'm writing to gauge interest from anyone who is interested in participating in a panel on the topic of AI, power, and colonialism (in a broad sense) at this year's conference. This panel will be co-organized with the Canadian Association of Postcolonial Studies and will focus on the ways in which LLMs and AI transform notions of power, agency, coloniality, citizenship, etc. We are open to a range of ideas that think not merely about the technical dimensions of AI but also about how the lessons of subaltern studies, postcolonial criticism, and other analyses of power can help us understand this technology. I welcome you to think broadly and creatively about how your work might contribute to this discussion.

As is stands, we are looking for 3 - 4 speakers who may be able to give a brief presentation on the topic and then participate in a roundtable discussion with members of both CSDH/SCHN and CAPS. This will be an exciting and compelling talk so please get in touch with me if you are at all interested. I'm happy to chat and answer questions about it.

All best,

Paul Barrett