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The language policy of India, a multilingual state par excellence, is intended to be inclusive, right down to the most minority languages, with a multidirectional application of administrative translation protected by law. In reality, this policy is hierarchical. It gives pride of place to Hindi among regional languages, and is not applied to many minorities. This is reflected in the public/private initiatives that have been developing digital localization technologies for vernacular languages at a rapid pace since 2020. The combination of translation is most often from English to other languages in a recurring order (Hindi, then the first seven regional languages, then the other listed languages), indicating the pre-eminence of English and the symbolic place of other languages in this hierarchy. This emphasis on mastery of the languages “at the top” of the pyramid does not encourage the development of translation into minority languages, or even between “listed languages” other than Hindi. What’s more, the current translation policy does not precisely define the criteria for its implementation. Moreover, for almost 10 years now, India has been banking on the development of its economy through digital technology. Non-English-speaking Internet users represent a gigantic market for the private sector, as well as a pool of skills, provided they can access the knowledge hitherto dispensed in English. This development towards Indian languages also reflects the nationalist ideology advocated by the current government. The example of the dissemination of information during the COVID-19 pandemic shows, however, that the languages of the most vulnerable minorities were not taken into account. And yet, new information technologies, particularly AI, can become allies in preserving and translating minority languages.

Keywords: politique linguistique, language policy, South Asia, Asie du Sud, numérique, digitization, traduction, translation, low-resource language, langues peu dotées

This article examines the practices of school-family-community liaison officers during the first wave of COVID-19 in Québec. The pandemic significantly impacted families facing multiple vulnerabilities, particularly recently immigrated families, and affected the ways ties were established between these families and schools. The findings of this article are based on a thematic analysis of 12 practice stories collected from these liaison officers. The analysis identified the challenges encountered and the strategies implemented to bridge the gap between immigrant families and schools. The results notably highlight a boundary between Québec schools and immigrant families.

Keywords: relations école-famille-communauté, school-family-community relations, pandémie, pandemic, school-family liaison officers, agents de liaison école-famille, immigrant families, frontières ethniques, ethnic boundaries, familles immigrantes

This paper explores the educational possibilities and limitations of Deakin University’s CHASE (Centre for Health through Action on Social Exclusion) trans and gender diverse Research-based Theatre project, Being Frank, in Victoria, Australia, 2016-2020. Adopting the perspective of the playwright / researcher, this paper documents the tensions between playwriting as artistic practice and Research-based Theatre within scholarly and educational contexts. The paper critically outlines the advisory group sessions, workshops, and presentations of the project - including within secondary school, tertiary and community-based programs - raising questions related to ethics / representation when seeking to dramatise complex issues. This paper offers Research-based Theatre practitioners, educational workers and artist / researchers insights into using theatre to advocate for inclusion and diverse perspectives.

Keywords: applied theatre, théâtre fondé sur la recherche, trans, Research-based theatre, théâtre appliqué, playwriting, écriture dramatique, trans, social exclusion, exclusion sociale, recherche en éducation fondée sur les arts, arts-based educational research

In this article, we will examine the representation of Artificial Intelligence in three science fiction stories for teenagers and young adults: No Man’s Land (2013) by Loïc Le Pallec, Le Suivant sur la Liste (2014-2015) by Manon Fargetton, and Scarlett et Novak (2014; 2021) by Alain Damasio. Each of these works reimagines the myth of AI's omnipotence in its own way. It manifests through anthropomorphic figures that act and interact with humans, while its algorithmic nature contrasts with its various forms of personification, inviting the reader to adopt a distanced perspective. In the first novel, powerful AI is embodied in intelligent, autonomous, and perfectible robots endowed with sensitivity and consciousness. However, they remain tools in service of humanity, reminding us of the wonders of life. In Damasio's short story, an AI-powered app is used for self-enhancement, but the system is flawed, creating addiction and security issues. Thus, the story revolves around breaking from these simulacra to reconnect with reality. In the last story, the discourse on AI is more ambivalent: a chatbot, initially designed to ensure the post-mortem continuity of a character, becomes part of the daily lives of the main protagonists and eventually acquires a form of ubiquity. The shortcomings of AI are not ignored, yet, in a transhumanist orientation, AI is presented as one of the advances and achievements of the contemporary world. These three speculations about a possible future world open up the debate on AI and encourage critical reflection on the present.

Keywords: littérature jeunesse, youth literature, science-fiction, science fiction, artifical intelligence, intelligence artificielle, sensitivity, sensibilité, human-machine dialogiue, dialogue homme-machine

Canadian feminist histories have long been bound to the printed page, potentially eluding audiences online. This article investigates how feminist histories can be expanded beyond traditional paper-bound venues by adopting a form of scholarly production that we call the “networked model.” Drawing on digital humanities methods, we argue that this model enables greater alignment with feminist epistemologies and an improved capacity to reach new audiences.

Keywords: feminist history, digital humanities, scholarly production, Canadian feminism

This article explores the ways dominant theories of the online self depend on ableist assumptions about mind and embodiment. By drawing from disability studies critiques of Cyborg Manifesto, I suggest that the oft-romanticized notion of digital hybridity assumes a non-disabled subject, and consequently renders the relationship between mentally disabled people and digital technology problematic.

Keywords: Neurodiversity, The self online, Mental illness, Postcolonial feminism, Disability theory

This paper examines the effect of generative artificial intelligence (AI) on propaganda, which has produced a significant shift from traditional methods. Twentieth-century propaganda was based on simplified driven narratives for mass audiences. AI expands the horizon, allowing for the creation of hyper-personalized disinformation at a very large scale. The analysis focuses on the relationship between AI-based bot networks and the algorithms behind social media platforms. It shows how these tools are actively deployed to suppress votes, discredit opponents, strengthen extremist movements, and fuel social polarization. To address this complex threat, a counterstrategy involving multiple stakeholders (governments, tech companies, civil society) is proposed as a way to shift from a reactive posture to a proactive strategy focused on shaping long-term societal resilience.

Keywords: écosystème autoentretenu, self-perpetuating ecosystem, ecosistema autosostenido, diseminación, dissémination, dissemination, guerra cognitiva, cognitive warfare, guerre cognitive, propagande pilotée par l’IA, AI-driven propaganda, propaganda impulsada por la IA

The expanding criminalization of political participation and dissent in the United States, especially in connection to non-citizens, warrants the use of creative experiments through which we can reorient how we apprehend, depict, and/or document marginalized groups. Drawing on my involvement in a campaign advanced by a Massachusetts immigrant rights collective and ethnographic research on the biometric industry, I interrogate how to creatively engage dilemmas of visibility and recognition experienced by illegalized groups engaged in dissenting practices. I examine the potential of AI-generated anonymization as a refusal of recognition politics. How might the use of computational anonymization disrupt how we apprehend images of the illegalized? In what ways can such anonymization techniques be complementary to anti-carceral imaginaries? And what kinds of compromises, if any, can we consent to when pursuing such “creative-critical” experiments in connection to surveilled and criminalized groups (Alvarez, Dattatreyan, and Shankar 2021)? This creative experiment, grounded on liberatory abolitionist commitments, argues for the productive potential of computational anonymization as a temporary and imperfect experiment in fugitivity and refusal. Conceived as a channel for sensory accompaniment, it aspires to motivate a shift in journalistic, ethnographic, and other documentation practices engaging the struggles of illegalized and otherwise criminalized groups.

Keywords: anonymization, feminist theory, immigrants, criminalization, abolitionist, artificial intelligence, dissent