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Nnedi Okorafor: The Future of Storytelling in the Age of AI – A Conversation on Death of the Author

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50 McCosh Hall
McCosh Hall, Princeton, NJ 08544

Speakers

  • Chika Okeke-Agulu
  • Nnedi Okorafor
Photo by Anyaugo Okorafor - Robert Rogers

Photo by Anyaugo Okorafor.

Nnedi Okorafor, novelist.

Please join us for a conversation with award-winning novelist Nnedi Okorafor on her new novel, Death of the Author, with response from Princeton's Chika Okeke-Agulu (Robert Schirmer Professor of Art and Archaeology and African American Studies; Director, Africa World Initiative).

This event is free, open to the public, and includes a book sale and signing.

Supported by the Belknap Fund in the Humanities Council and co-sponsored by The Africa World Initiative, the Program in African Studies, the Princeton African Humanities Colloquium, and the Princeton Public Library.

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About Nnedi Okorafor

Nnedi Okorafor — the global leader of Africanfuturism, and an international literary superstar — is an award-winning novelist of science fiction, fantasy, and magical realism for adults and children. Among her many works are the Binti trilogy, the Akata Witch books (both optioned for the screen), and her latest, Death of the Author, which George R.R. Martin calls, "Her best work yet... about fame, culture, the power of story, the writer’s life... and robots.” She is the author of Black Panther: Long Live the King, and she authored the spinoff graphic novel, Wakanda Forever, which became a Hollywood blockbuster. Okorafor is the winner of the Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, Locus, and Lodestar Awards. She holds a PhD in Literature, two Master’s Degrees (Journalism and Literature) and lives in Phoenix, Arizona with her daughter Anyaugo.

Death of the Author

death of the author - nnedi okorafor - princeton cdh
A disabled Nigerian American woman pens a wildly successful Sci-Fi novel, but as her fame rises, she loses control of the narrative—a surprisingly cutting, yet heartfelt drama about art and love, identity and connection, and, ultimately, what makes us human. The future of storytelling is here.

Read more about the book.

Humanities for AI

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This event is part of “Humanities for AI” — a series of projects, initiatives, and conversations that centers humanities values and approaches in the development, use, and interpretation of the field broadly known as AI.

While the discourse around AI often prioritizes innovation and acceleration, a humanistic perspective highlights continuities, explores context, and fosters critical engagement with algorithms, systems, data, and tools. At a time when the scale of AI is increasingly large, a humanistic approach values attention to smaller scales and a more deliberate pace. Humanities for AI seeks to equalize our understanding of technology with an extensive, and user-friendly, understanding of traditional humanities research topics. Just as we are experts in introducing computational thinking to humanities researchers, we are now committed to introducing humanistic thinking to researchers in AI.

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