Thank you—everyone—for your interest in our November Cheryl Glenn Advancing the Agenda (AtA) Webinar on Generative AI Refusal as a Feminist Methodology. A great big thank you to the committee (Co-Chair Jenna Vinson, Co-Chair Patty Wilde, Cristina Cedillo, Meg Schoettler, and Becca Temple) who organized the event, as well as our outstanding panelists.
We had over 200 attendees and over 500 people registered for the event. Due to popular demand and with the consent of the panelists, you can watch the webinar recording until December 29th with the following Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/LTMswn8q7c_a1ys3h7LcujwHyUlLo5I2KjpT_vl0MyjTCWcwOUm5impspyluJi7C.gvfv_aTdWFVf6tKh?startTime=1763400853000
Our next Glenn AtA will be on January 15, 2026 . An announcement will circulate next month with more details.
With much gratitude and admiration,
Becca Richards, President
Alt Text: Flyer for November 17, 2025 Glenn Advancing the Agenda Webinar on AI refusal with presenter profile photos. All text in the flyer appears in the body of this announcement.
In this webinar, Jennifer Sano-Franchini (West Virginia University), Megan McIntyre (University of Arkansas), and Maggie Fernandes (University of Arkansas) present generative AI refusal as a feminist methodology that responds to the present harmful implications of generative AI, rather than its speculative risks or potential benefits. Refusal builds on feminist and postcolonial methodologies to center the voices and lived experiences of communities most impacted by the expansion of AI Empire (Hao, Tacheva and Ramasubramanian) and to imagine better futures and more ethical relations among humans and with the planet itself. In this session, the speakers will discuss the intersections across generative AI refusal and feminist methodologies. For instance, how do existing conversations about consent, bodily autonomy, and access resonate with ongoing deliberations about generative AI in higher education and beyond? How might video and image generation technologies like Sora operate as a manifestation and affirmation of rape culture? And what can refusal as a feminist methodology offer as we consider the anti-democratic imposition of data centers, such as xAI’s Colossus in Memphis, Tennessee and its implications for environmental, disability, racial, and reproductive justice?
Here is more about our webinar presenters:
Jennifer Sano-Franchini (she, her) is the Gaziano Family Legacy Professor of Rhetoric and Writing Studies and an associate professor of English at West Virginia University where she teaches courses on professional writing theory, multimedia writing, and cultural rhetorics. She also serves as Chair of the Conference on College Composition and Communication.
Megan McIntyre (she/her) is the Director of the Program in Rhetoric and Composition and an Assistant Professor at the University of Arkansas, where she teaches courses on writing pedagogy, research methods, and digital rhetorics. Her most recent work has appeared in Computers and Composition, Composition Forum, Peitho, and The Journal of Writing Assessment.
Maggie Fernandes (she/her) is an Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Composition at the University of Arkansas. Her scholarly expertise is in digital/cultural rhetorics, writing assessment, institutional oppression, and user experience design. Her work has been published in Computers and Composition, Composition Studies, Enculturation, Peitho, Kairos, and Reflections: A Journal of Community-Engaged Writing and Rhetoric.