June 22, 2026

Online

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This webinar, organised by the ECREA's Audience and Reception Studies section is about Navigating AI in Academia. 

Professor Christina Silver from University of Surrey, will be focusing on "Generative-Al for Qualitative Analysis: Ethical and Methodological Considerations":

The availability of Generative AI tools raises a number of questions for qualitative researchers and the practice of qualitative data analysis. Her talk will allow to map out the landscape and highlight core ethical and methodological issues that qualitative researchers must consider before using these tools for qualitative studies. These include data security and privacy, informed consent, methodological congruence, and the nature of interpretation, as well as the socio-political and environmental consequences arising from the development and use of Generative AI. 

Professor Dennis Nguyen from Utrecht University, will take us through "Al Imaginaries and Risks of Fragmentation in Academia":

How contemporary debates about AI are driven not only by technological developments themselves but also by competing AI imaginaries rooted in different disciplinary traditions, professional roles, institutional interests, and normative commitments. In his talk he will be drawing on a series of his studies examining the societal impact of AI in both higher education and scientific research. Combining qualitative, computational, and survey-based approaches, it explores how different stakeholders—including researchers, educators, students, and policymakers—understand, evaluate, and respond to emerging AI technologies. Across these contexts, the findings reveal significant variation in assumptions about what AI is, what it can do, what risks it poses, and what role it should play in knowledge production, teaching, and learning.

We are looking forward to joined by all of you. Please reach out to us by emailing at our section email audienceandreceptionsection@gmail.com in case of any queries.