1st Edition

AI for Critical Interculturality

By Fred Dervin Copyright 2026
160 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

160 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

160 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Provocative, interdisciplinary, and daringly critical, AI for Critical Interculturality doesn’t spoon-feed ready-made answers but rather inspires readers to think, question and interrogate interculturality alongside AI. In a world where AI is often feared as a threat to human intelligence and creativity, the book flips the script by positioning AI as a valuable partner in the study of... Read more

1 Variation 1: Introduction: Beyond fervour and a sense of purpose?  2 Variation 2: Interrogating knowledge production about interculturality with AI  3 Variation 3: “Search me, God, and know my heart”: AI as a mirror for self-reflexivity and criticality  4 Variation 4: Language stratagems for engaging self and AI with interculturality  5 Variation 5: Conclusion: Unrethinking AI for Critical interculturality

Biography

Fred Dervin is a world-renowned interculturalist who has made a strong impact on Intercultural Communication Education and Research over the past 25 years. A Full Professor at the University of Helsinki (Finland), Dervin proposes original and refreshing approaches to understanding the politics of global interactions by challenging conventional paradigms and blending interdisciplinary insights. His work aims to inspire practitioners, researchers and students to rethink and reshape the notion of interculturality. With over 300 publications, Dervin is included in the Stanford Elsevier List of the world’s best scientists (Top 2%).