[Commlist] Call for Papers: AI and Discourse Studies: Digitalization and Implications for the Knowledge Economy

Call for Papers

AI and Discourse Studies: Digitalization and Implications for the Knowledge
Economy

Organizers: René Foidl (University College of Teacher Education Lower
Austria), Jens Maesse (University of Giessen), Marcella Palladino 
(University
of Modena and Reggio Emilia)

The production, validation, and use of knowledge are undergoing profound
transformations in the age of Artificial Intelligence (AI). AI tools
influence knowledge production in education, research, media, politics,
consulting, advertising, and many more areas in everyday life. In 
addition to
that, AI is used to manage entire systems in medicine, traffic management,
water supply, electricity industrial production, military and many more.
Furthermore, technical innovations accelerate at a breathtaking pace. The
assessment of the consequences of these developments range from
“productivity enthusiasm”, "emancipatory and developmental optimism”
(i.e. medicine etc.) and “fear and reservation”.

 From the viewpoints of sociology, political science, discourse studies,
linguistics, education studies and political economy, AI is reshaping social
life in manyfold respects. Whereas traditional forms of knowledge production
are relatively transparent in terms of sources, authorship, and methodology,
AI-driven processes increasingly rely on opaque and often untraceable
mechanisms.

The shift to AI raises critical questions regarding the attribution of
speaker positions, authorship, accountability, and the various criteria by
which knowledge is validated. Despite widespread skepticism —particularly
among social groups whose cultural capital is rooted in text-based labor
(e.g. academics, educators, journalists)— AI is becoming an increasingly
pervasive tool across domains of intellectual work. As such, it reconfigures
social relations through the mediation of AI-created knowledge itself.

We invite contributions to a two-day online workshop. This online workshop
aims to bring together researchers from a range of disciplines —including
linguistics, sociology, political economy, and computer science— to engage
in interdisciplinary dialogue about the challenges and transformations
brought by the digitalization of the knowledge economy.

The contribution proposals will address (but are not limited to) the
following topics:

Linguistic and discourse analysis of AI-generated texts.Attribution of
authorship, authority, and legitimacy in relation to AI.Ethical, legal, and
social dimensions of AI accountability.Construction and positioning of
speakers in AI-mediated discourse.Discursive production and validation of
truth in digital contexts.Misinformation, bias, and manipulation risks
associated with AI.Applications of AI in education, journalism, academia,and
beyond.Change in power relations through the devaluation of classical
knowledge production.


In addition to that, we invite contributions from all fields of research and
disciplines, including:

Computer science and programming Math, Statistics,
PhysicsEngineering  Social SciencesCultural StudiesLinguisticsEconomics,
Political Economy


The abstract as well as the presentation should include the following
aspects:

Research question (e.g. How is the AI xyz providing validity of
information?)Field of research/research object (e.g. ChatGPT on political
discourse in Germany and France compared)Short Literature review on the
research topic (including non-academic information) Results (e.g. “AI
draws in most cases a on a conventional linguistic style”)


The presentation should be no longer than fifteen (15) minutes.At the end of
the workshop participants will be given time to finalize their contribution
for a Special Issue in an international journal or volume edited by the
organizers.

The workshop will be held online over two consecutive days on 17/18 June
2027. Active participation in all sessions is expected from all 
contributors.

Submission Guidelines:

Please submit an abstract of your paper of about 1000 words by 1 February
2027 to the following addresses: (rene.foidl /at/ ph-noe.ac.at)

Notifications of acceptance will be sent by the end of April 2027.



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