I’ve been diving into the summaries of 27 forthcoming #Routledge titles that sit at the intersection of AI, Gaming, #BlueHumanities, and Cultural Studies. These books are roadmaps for the 2020s. Every aspect of our physical world is now being "mediated" by a digital lens. @stevementz.bsky.social

New Routledge book out! 📚 Generative AI in the Social Sciences & Humanities (Rafał Olszowski, Jakub Gomułka, eds.).
It answers questions like: Can you trust AI for academic research? What about hallucinations? How should we teach in the AI age?
tinyurl.com/yj2dr7t3

This is very interesting, Mark. Thanks for sharing!

The first ice core library in Antarctica to save humanity’s climate memory With an average temperature of -50°C, Antarctica’s first-ever 100% natural sanctuary protects endangered ice cores from global warming.

On January 14, 2026, Antarctica’s first ice core library opened at Concordia Station, preserving glacier samples as a frozen archive of Earth’s climate memory for future generations. @stevementz.bsky.social

tinyurl.com/4esr38sf

#ClimateMemory #Antarctica #ClimateChange #BlueHumanities

Asia’s Maritime History and Identity at Cultural Crossroads Maritime Asia, collectively bordered by the Pacific, Indian and Arctic Ocean, sources Asia’s food reserve, goods and ideas yet figures relatively lesser in global cultural production. Asia’s ‘great hi...

Asia’s Maritime History & Identity at Cultural Crossroads (2026) dives into Asia’s oceans as hubs of trade, culture, & sustainability. From Khasi novels to oceanic myths, this book unveils Asia’s rich maritime story. #BlueHumanities @stevementz.bsky.social
routledge.com/Asias-Mariti...

Current Issues - JCLA Vol. 48, No. 4, Winter 2025 (Regular Issue) Dedicated to Prof. Rita Felski on her 70th Birth Anniversary ARTICLES Saam Trivedi - Anandavardhana on Literary Suggestion Michael H. Mitias - The Beautiful...

Excited to announce the publication of the Special Issue on the #bluehumanities in French and Francophone Studies by the Journal of Comparative Literature and Aesthetics (Vol. 48, No. 3, Autumn 2025), Guest editors: Keith Moser & Isaac Joslin. @stevementz.bsky.social
jcla.in/journal-of-c...

Pleased to see my article on #BlueHumanities and climate change published by Cambridge University Press, and it's open access! Enjoy reading! @stevementz.bsky.social
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

The Abyss Stares Back by Stacy Alaimo is a new #BlueHumanities book that asks what deep-sea discoveries mean in an age of extinction. Science, art, and ethics come together in this timely work of #publichumanities. @stevementz.bsky.social

upress.umn.edu/9781517918736/

If civilization collapses, how do we preserve our heritage? The ocean has the answer. “Coding Plants” is a #BlueHumanities art-science project that turns Kelp DNA into a living archive of human knowledge. @stevementz.bsky.social
@pederanker.bsky.social
www.terreform.org/venice #publichuamnities