Narrative Agency and Generative AI: Literary Theory and Qualitative Textual Analysis

Position: Post-doctoral research appointment Institute: Uni. La Sapienza of Rome
New! Posted on: 16/06/2026 Deadline: 16/07/2026

Scientific-Disciplinary Group

10/COMP-01 - Comparative Literature And Literary Theory

Description

The activity aims to explore the transformations of narrative agency and quality in texts produced by generative AI systems. Drawing on the tradition of ethics and literary theory, the research will examine to what extent human-LLM storytelling practices redefine the categories of authorship, voice, and textual coherence. Through the analysis of a corpus of human-LLM collaborative works, the project will develop qualitative criteria for the evaluation of AI-generated texts and explore their impact on contemporary literature and media narratives, with the aim of contributing to the debate on AI ethics from a humanities perspective.

Funding body

SAPIENZA UNIVERSITA' DI ROMA