Reimagining Narratives with AI: Exploring Digital Storytelling through Electronic Literature
The Task: A Creative Call to Reimagine AI Narratives
In a thought-provoking initiative designed to blend creative writing with digital literacy, postgraduate students of English Literature were invited to participate in an Activity Task: Reimagining Narratives with AI in Digital Humanities, curated by Prof. (Dr.) Dilip Barad.
The objective of this activity was to encourage students to challenge conventional dystopian depictions of Artificial Intelligence and instead, reimagine narratives where AI becomes a constructive, empathetic, and creative ally in human life.
Exploring the Task in Detail
The activity asked students to:
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View short films like Ghost Machine, The iMom, and Anukul that portrayed AI in cautionary tones.
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Reflect on traditional narrative arcs that often show AI as antagonistic or dangerous.
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Create an original narrative that envisions AI contributing positively to society—by handling routine tasks, thereby enabling humans to pursue creativity, fitness, and emotional wellness.
The detailed task brief can be accessed here:
👉 Reimagining Narratives with AI in Digital Humanities – Activity Brief (PDF)
Students had the liberty to choose from a variety of creative formats:
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Hypertext / Electronic Literature
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Blog-based Stories
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Film Scripts
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Reflective Essays
They were also encouraged to experiment with generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, ClaudeAI, and Copilot to brainstorm and refine their ideas.
Creative Submissions by Students
A. Hypertext / Electronic Literature Submissions
These narratives, created using interactive platforms such as Borogove and Google Sites, mark a leap into electronic literature, a genre where storytelling meets technology.
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🦾 Aakash Chavda – Cyborg's Tale
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🛕 Dhatri Parmar – Dholavira: Untouched Mysteries
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🧠Hardi Vhora – Raavan's Abduction and the Robotic Guardian
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🔱 Jatin Varu – The Robot Sage: Aakriti and the New Era
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⚔️ Khushi Rathod – Ravana Vadh: A Futuristic Battle between Algorithms and Dharma
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🤖 Pallavi Parmar – Heart Meets Machine: A Modern Family’s Story
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🛡️ Riya Bhatt – The Silent Guardian: Prior's Redemption
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🕰️ Yashraj Sodha – The Memory Keeper: A Glimpse into 2065
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B. Blog Submissions
These narrative blog posts imagined AI as a beacon of hope and assistance.
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💡 Akshay Nimbark – The Beacon of Hope: Jyoti’s Story
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🧸 Jayshree Khachar – Red and the AI Guardian
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C. Script Writing Submissions
These submissions envisioned futuristic scenarios in the form of screenplay narratives.
D. Reflective Essays
These critical essays assessed the contrast between traditional AI depictions and the reimagined positive ones.
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🎶 Rahul Desai – Symphony of Souls: A New Narrative in AI and Human Coexistence
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🧠Trupti Nayak – Reflective Essay: Reimagining AI Narratives
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Conclusion: A Successful Exploration of Electronic Literature
The successful completion of this task not only showcased students’ storytelling talent but also marked a significant pedagogical shift—from conventional literary analysis to digital and interactive narrative creation. Through hypertexts, blogs, scripts, and essays, students didn’t just tell stories—they built new worlds where AI and humans coexist harmoniously.
This activity also exposed students to electronic literature—a genre that merges literary creativity with digital interactivity—laying the foundation for future explorations in Digital Humanities.
Such creative engagements reaffirm the role of literature in shaping future narratives, one where human imagination, aided by AI, crafts stories of hope, empathy, and evolution.
