Special Issue: Historical Futurism and Inexorable Materiality in the Age of Generative AI
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This special issue invites papers that take up questions raised and problems posed by ahistorical and immaterial narratives surrounding GenAI specifically, or educational technology in general. We are particularly interested in papers that interrogate discourses of neutrality and novelty surrounding technology in educational settings. Possible entry points include, but are not limited to:
- Historical/philosophical appraisals of technological neutrality, especially within EdTech discourse
- Examinations of technological inevitability and its relation to human-machine agencies
- Critical analyses of the materiality of technology, AI, and machine learning
- Intersections of historical-spatial analysis of digital/virtual education
- (Dis)embodiment in the landscape of GenAI and EdTech
- Neo-Luddite analyses of GenAI specifically, or educational technology broadly, in education
- Critical analysis of LLMs as methodological tools within qualitatively and philosophically grounded educational research
Contributors may be asked to serve as reviewers for other articles in the special issue. Invitations to contribute a manuscript do not guarantee final acceptance.
Timeline:
• Proposals due (~1,000 words): July 15th, 2026
• Decision notifications by: August 1st, 2026
• Draft manuscripts due by: November 8th, 2026
• Reviews and feedback due by: TBD
•Final manuscripts due by: TBD
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