Perhaps the most relevant question we are facing today, both in and out of the university, is how to deal with AI. In academia, different disciplines handle this question in a myriad of ways, some insisting that to not embrace AI in the classroom is harmful to the students, while others believe the utilization of AI must weaken critical thinking skills. Regardless of the differing opinions on how to use it appropriately, no one disagrees that it is here to stay. Living through the development of this world-changing technology means that we are the ones facing the question of what it means to live well in the age of AI.

I am editing an anthology that has been accepted by Vernon Press for publication that explains how we might look to the Victorian Age for guidance on this issue. The authors during this time were also faced with technological uncertainty, as society seemed to be changing exponentially due to the Industrial Revolution and the countless inventions that were developed in the nineteenth century. This anthology will seek to examine what the Victorians can teach us about an appropriate attitude toward AI. What is a reasonable or even beneficial response toward technological uncertainty, and how can we apply their attitude toward the Industrial Revolution to our concerns over AI today?

Please submit articles of 6,000-8,000 words, formatted according to the latest edition of Chicago, and using American Standard English, to tshirley@faulkner.edu by June 1st, 2026. If you are interested in submitting but cannot meet that deadline, please send me an abstract and let me know when you would be able to submit your article for consideration as soon as you can.