Acknowledgements

Recognition for Contributor

Article Editorial

An editorial regarding the articles produced for the issue

The Portrayal of AI in All Systems Red, Martha Wells

An article discussing the portrayal of AI in Martha Wells\u27 novella All Systems Red. Includes references to sexuality and the human-like qualities that the main character, Murderbot, possesses

‘Exploring AI-Powered Creativity in the Digital Age: A review of ‘The Artist in the Machine’

A book review, Exploring AI-Powered Creativity in the Digital Age: \u27The Artist in the Machine\u2

A Review of Rebecca Gibson’s Desire in the Age of Robots and AI: An Investigation in Science Fiction and Fact

A review concerning Rebecca Gibson\u27s Desire in the Age of Robots and AI: An Investigation in Science Fiction and Fact, with insight into the way that Gibson discusses bioanthropology and technological advancements, as well as the gender binary and popular film and literature.

Land in Literature

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The Portrayal of Land: The Effects of Climate Change in Poetry

The focus of this article is to demonstrate how the theme of Land is portrayed in poetry written about the effects of climate change. This article will focus on Land and the idea of Land as ‘home’ despite the endured abuse overtime. Looking at the effects of climate change, the poems this article will analyse are that of Sylvia Stults, Matthew Olzmann and Joshua Isham.  The poems ‘Warned’1 and ‘Awareness About Our Environment’2 by Sylvia Stults place a major focus on the idea that we, as a society, have been told about how climate change is affecting our land, yet we act selfishly and continue to abuse our environment. This can also be said for the poem ‘Our Mother Nature’3 by Joshua Isham, which looks at the close relationship humans have with the earth and nature and how we take it for granted, therefore making the land inhabitable for future generations.  ‘Letter to Someone Living Fifty Years from Now’ 4by Matthew Olzmann further highlights how the future generations will not live as rich as a life as we have, as much of the nature that we have experienced won’t be there anymore due to our carelessness and irreversible damage. This raises the point that if we can’t take responsibility, we will lose the greatness of our world forever. This article will look at the relationship between the land and humans, the pollution that is occurring, and the effect it will have on future generations

The Matrimony of Artificial Intelligence and Post-Modern Literature in The Hitchhiker\u27s Guide to the Galaxy

The amalgamation of Post Modernism and AI in Douglas Adams\u27 novel, The Hitchhiker\u27s Guide to the Galaxy, is explored through intertextuality and characterisation. This article, through close analysis of the novel, exploits these features found through the portrayal of satirical AI robots and exhibits the ludicrous storyline Adam\u27s creates; which encourages philosophical discussion via his characters about not taking life so seriously

Exploring the Changes in the Burmese Landscape in Andrew Marshall\u27s \u27The Trouser People\u27

In its exploration of Burma, modern day Myanmar, from Pre-colonial expeditions, to the British Administration in the country, right through to its modern plight with a Military Dictatorship; The Trouser People shows that the use of the land by both the vestiture’s of state and the local people have dramatically changed. Andrew Marshall’s expedition and his close comparison to the man he seeks to re-trace the footsteps of, the explorer Sir J. George Scott, allow us to chart, in some detail, the struggles of the various tribes and ethnicities which occupy Myanmar’s northern region’s and their ever-deepening struggle to defend themselves, their territories and their way of life. Myanmar as an economic and diverse place has been stunted and destroyed by the attitudes towards land as a tool for the state, whatever form that state takes. This has ultimately led to the devastation of the landscape and the continued blasé attitude towards its care and importance. Marshall sets out why he thinks this is the case, what has caused this current attitude and what is currently effecting the mindset that might otherwise cause these attitudes to change

Reciprocity and Gratitude in \u27Braiding Sweetgrass\u27

Book review of \u27Braiding Sweetgrass\u27 by Robin Wall Kimmere