Call for Application: LSA 2027, Teaching Critical GenAI Literacy

The Lagos Studies Association Teaching Committee is happy to announce our third-annual preconference workshop on Teaching Critical GenAI Literacy at LSA 2027.

We invite applications for this four-day workshop beginning on Friday, June 11. That evening, we will gather for a small dinner and meet-and-greet. The next three days will be focused on guided discussion and rigorous review of selected literature on technology, society, ecology, culture, political economy, and cognitive science. The final day of the workshop will focus on developing your own workshop for students and colleagues. Completing this final step is necessary in order to receive your Certificate of Completion at the LSA Banquet/Dance/Awards Ceremony.

Keep in mind this will not be a workshop on prompt engineering or how to use so-called AI technologies and large language models like Chat-GTP and Gemini. In this workshop, we will approach these technologies with a critical lens, paying attention to a range of concerns, including environmental, labor, privacy, intellectual property, and learning. Once we have a firm critical foundation in place, we will move on to contrasting Afrocentric approaches to GenAI usage and ethics with those from the Global North.

Selected candidates will receive:

1) Conference registration fee waiver/reimbursement

2) Nine nights of hotel accommodation

2) Breakfast, lunch, and dinner for eight days

3) Transportation allowance

Initial Deadline and Selection Process

February 1, 2027

After initial applications are received, shortlisted candidates will be provided with selected readings and invited to discuss these readings with workshop facilitators in a virtual interview process. Finalists will be announced after this process is concluded.

Eligibility

1) Instructional staff in a tertiary institution in Nigeria. E.g. instructor, lecturer, professor. Academic disciplines may include the arts and humanities, social sciences, education, and other interdisciplinary fields.

2) Presenting a paper at LSA 2027.

Requirements

1) A 300-word letter of intent/motivation detailing why it is important for you to develop the skills to teach critical GenAI literacy. Be sure to acknowledge the critical nature of this workshop.

2) Curriculum vitae.

Submit these materials by the end of the day on February 1: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfPZePdZ4Dd63IqtooPnTOs9shHv6me8qbblLpSA3QNj9Unbg/viewform?usp=header