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Episode Synopsis
In this new episode of the podcast Off Center, Scott Rettberg is joined by Mario Aquilina, Associate Professor of English at the University of Malta. They discuss the definition of essay, the effects of AI on essays and whether there is an AI essayistic. Listen now!
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References
Aquilina, Mario. 2021. The Essay at the Limits. Bloomsbury Publishing.
Cayley, John. 2023. “Modelit: eliterature à la (language) mode(l)”. Electronic Book Review. https://doi.org/10.7273/2bdk-ng31.
de Montaigne, Michel. 1588. Essais. Publishers: Millanges and Jean Richer.
Johnson, Samuel. 1755. A Dictionary of the English Language. Consortium.
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