37.1622, Calls: Digital Studies in Language and Literature - "Special Issue: Genhumanism as Human-AI Co-Evolution in Contemporary Translation and Interpreting Practice" (Jrnl)

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Date: 30-Apr-2026
From: Digital Studies in Language and Literature [dsll at degruyterbrill.com]
Subject: Digital Studies in Language and Literature - "Special Issue: Genhumanism as Human-AI Co-Evolution in Contemporary Translation and Interpreting Practice" (Jrnl)


Journal: Digital Studies in Language and Literature
Issue: Genhumanism as Human-AI Co-Evolution in Contemporary
Translation and Interpreting Practice
Call Deadline: 10-Jun-2026

This DSLL Special Issue invites submissions that examine how the
concept of genhumanism can be used to understand the transformative
dynamics of human–AI collaboration in translation and interpreting
studies. Distinct from posthumanist narratives that anticipate the
decentring or obsolescence of the human, and from transhumanist
visions of technological enhancement, genhumanism conceptualises the
ongoing, generative co-evolution of human and artificial intelligence
as a process in which both operate as mutually constitutive agents in
the production of meaning and professional identity.
Today’s translation landscape requires integrated understandings of
how technological development intersects with human experience and
expertise. Although machine translation research and translator and
interpreter studies have each made significant advances, the two
fields frequently operate in isolation. As AI-driven systems become
deeply embedded in translation workflows, there is a need to
investigate not only how technology reshapes human practice, but also
how translators and interpreters actively negotiate, steer, and
recontextualise AI within professional and cultural settings.
By foregrounding genhumanism, this Special Issue seeks to explore the
central question: how do human and AI transform each other through
collaborative translation and interpreting practice. We welcome
interdisciplinary contributions examining three interconnected
dimensions that together illuminate this co-evolutionary dynamic:
1.Genhuman identity and subjectivity: how the identity of translator
and interpreter evolves through AI interaction while shaping technical
and social systems.
 - Cognitive studies of decision-making in AI-assisted translation or
interpreting
 - Phenomenological accounts of embodied AI-mediated translation
experience
 - Studies of professional identity transformation and expertise
redefinition
2.Technical innovation such as systems, interfaces, and algorithms:
how AI architectures evolve through human interaction while reshaping
practice.
 - Adaptive AI systems that learn from individual translator or
interpreter styles
 - Interface design for optimal human-AI interaction
 - Explainable AI approaches for translation or interpreting
transparency
 - Evaluation metrics for human-AI collaborative translation or
interpreting quality
3.Sociotechnical Systems: how collaborative contexts enable and
constrain co-evolution.
 - Actor-network studies of translation technology ecosystems
 - Digital ethnographies of emergent translation communities
 - Policy research on ethical AI development in translation and
interpreting
Submission Instructions
Proposed abstracts of no more than 500 words should be submitted to
the guest editors for initial consideration. Do not include author
name(s) in the abstract document. In a separate document, include each
author’s name, institutional affiliation, contact information, and
academic biographical statement.
If abstracts are accepted, authors will be invited to submit
full-length articles for possible inclusion. All submissions will
undergo double-blind peer review.
Timeline:
Abstracts due to guest editor: 10 June 2026
Short-listed abstracts announced: 10 July 2026
Full manuscript submission deadline: 28 February 2027
Peer review completion: 30 April 2027
Final revisions due: May 31 2027
(Articles are published online as DOI citable articles prior to issue
publication for quickest possible visibility for the scientific
community.)
General information on Digital Studies in Language and Literature:
Digital Studies in Language and Literature (DSLL) is a peer-reviewed,
interdisciplinary publication dedicated to advancing research on the
intersection of digital technology, language, and literature.
Accepted articles will be published via fully sponsored Open Access
through a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY-4.0) License, so your
research will be freely available for all to read and download.
Please visit the DSLL Homepage [www.degruyter.com/dsll] for further
information.

Linguistic Field(s): Translation

Subject Language(s): English (eng)




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