Overview
Background
Dr Leah Henrickson is a Lecturer in Digital Media and Cultures at the University of Queensland. She is the author of Reading Computer-Generated Texts (Cambridge University Press, 2021) and other peer-reviewed articles about how we understand text generation systems and output, artificial intelligence, and digital media environments. Dr Henrickson also studies digital storytelling for critical self-reflection, pedagogy, community building, and commercial benefit. She is the author of Digital Storytelling: An Introduction (Polity, 2025).
Dr Henrickson is an elected member of the Board of Directors for the Society for the History of Authorship, Reading and Publishing (SHARP), and serves on the Editorial Boards of New Review of Hypermedia and Multimedia and Anthem Press' 'Anthem Studies in Book History, Publishing and Print Culture' series. She is also an elected non-professorial member of the University of Queensland's Academic Board.
Dr Henrickson is especially keen to collaborate on projects involving digital methods and media, hermeneutics, histories of communications media, and unconventional text production and dissemination.
Availability
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- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Works
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2023
Journal Article
Introduction: books on screen
Dietz, Laura and Henrickson, Leah (2023). Introduction: books on screen. Participations, 19 (3), 259-271.
2023
Journal Article
Chatting with the dead: the hermeneutics of thanabots
Henrickson, Leah (2023). Chatting with the dead: the hermeneutics of thanabots. Media, Culture and Society, 45 (5), 949-966. doi: 10.1177/01634437221147626
2023
Journal Article
Review of: Mark Vareschi and Heather Wacha, eds. Intermediate Horizons: Book History and Digital Humanities. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 2022. 202 pp. $79.95. Hardcover (ISBN 9780299338107).
Henrickson, Leah (2023). Review of: Mark Vareschi and Heather Wacha, eds. Intermediate Horizons: Book History and Digital Humanities. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 2022. 202 pp. $79.95. Hardcover (ISBN 9780299338107).. Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America, 117 (2), 262-264. doi: 10.1086/725503
2022
Journal Article
Soft skills, stories, and self-reflection: applied digital storytelling for self-branding
Henrickson, Leah, Jephcote, William and Comissiong, Rhys (2022). Soft skills, stories, and self-reflection: applied digital storytelling for self-branding. Convergence: The International Journal of Research Into New Media Technologies, 28 (6), 1577-1597. doi: 10.1177/13548565221091517
2022
Other Outputs
Is AI-generated art really creative? It depends on the presentation
Henrickson, Leah and Natale, Simone (2022, 05 10). Is AI-generated art really creative? It depends on the presentation The Conversation
2022
Other Outputs
Using digital tools in learning and teaching means playing around to see what works
Henrickson, Leah (2022, 04 26). Using digital tools in learning and teaching means playing around to see what works Wonkhe
2022
Journal Article
The hermeneutics of computer-generated texts
Henrickson, Leah and Merono-Penuela, Albert (2022). The hermeneutics of computer-generated texts. Configurations, 30 (2), 115-139. doi: 10.1353/con.2022.0008
2022
Book Chapter
“Ummmmm, guys? Don’t microwave your books”: readers, authors, and institutions in #PandemicReading tweets
Henrickson, Leah (2022). “Ummmmm, guys? Don’t microwave your books”: readers, authors, and institutions in #PandemicReading tweets. Bookshelves in the age of the COVID-19 pandemic. (pp. 259-279) edited by Corinna Norrick-Rühl and Shafquat Towheed. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-05292-7_13
2022
Journal Article
Juan Enriquez, Right/Wrong: How Technology Transforms Our Ethics reviewed by Leah Henrickson
Henrickson, Leah (2022). Juan Enriquez, Right/Wrong: How Technology Transforms Our Ethics reviewed by Leah Henrickson. Prometheus, 37 (4), 409-413. doi: 10.13169/prometheus.37.4.0409
2021
Journal Article
Tangling and untangling the Trollopes: a stylometric analysis of Frances Milton Trollope, Frances Eleanor Trollope, Anthony Trollope, Thomas Adolphus Trollope, and Charles Dickens
Henrickson, Leah and Dumbill, Eleanor (2021). Tangling and untangling the Trollopes: a stylometric analysis of Frances Milton Trollope, Frances Eleanor Trollope, Anthony Trollope, Thomas Adolphus Trollope, and Charles Dickens. Victorian Review: an interdisciplinary journal of victorian studies, 47 (2), 243-262. doi: 10.1353/vcr.2021.0032
2021
Book
Reading computer-generated texts
Henrickson, Leah (2021). Reading computer-generated texts. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/9781108906463
2021
Other Outputs
Digital transformation begins with people: How do we become digitally literate?
Henrickson, Leah (2021, 01 01). Digital transformation begins with people: How do we become digitally literate?
2020
Book Chapter
What natural language generation means for authorship and why we should care
Henrickson, Leah (2020). What natural language generation means for authorship and why we should care. Attention à la marche! Penser la littérature électronique en culture. (pp. 115-133) edited by Bertrand Gervais and Sophie Marcotte. Montréal, Canada: Les Presses de l'Écureuil.
2020
Journal Article
Review: Jennifer Edmond (ed.), Digital technology and the practices of humanities research
Henrickson, Leah (2020). Review: Jennifer Edmond (ed.), Digital technology and the practices of humanities research. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 52 (4), 1253-1254. doi: 10.1177/0961000620945125
2020
Journal Article
Review: Arthur I. Miller, The Artist in the Machine: The World of AI-Powered Creativity
Henrickson, Leah (2020). Review: Arthur I. Miller, The Artist in the Machine: The World of AI-Powered Creativity. Configurations, 28 (3), 398-400. doi: 10.1353/con.2020.0023
2020
Journal Article
Review: Close Reading with Computers: Textual Scholarship, Computational Formalism, and David Mitchell's Cloud Atlas, by Martin Paul Eve
Henrickson, Leah (2020). Review: Close Reading with Computers: Textual Scholarship, Computational Formalism, and David Mitchell's Cloud Atlas, by Martin Paul Eve. English, 69 (265), 194-197. doi: 10.1093/english/efz050
2020
Book Chapter
Authorship in computer-generated texts
Henrickson, Leah (2020). Authorship in computer-generated texts. Oxford research encyclopedia of literature. (pp. 1-21) edited by Paula Rabinowitz . Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/acrefore/9780190201098.013.1226
2020
Journal Article
THE BOOK IN THE DIGITAL AGE: AN INTRODUCTION
Henrickson, Leah (2020). THE BOOK IN THE DIGITAL AGE: AN INTRODUCTION. Publishing History, 83, 7-18.
2019
Other Outputs
The long history of books as Christmas gifts
Henrickson, Leah (2019, 12 17). The long history of books as Christmas gifts The Conversation
2019
Other Outputs
Humanities computing, digital humanities, and computational humanities: What’s in a name
Henrickson, Leah (2019, 10 24). Humanities computing, digital humanities, and computational humanities: What’s in a name 3:AM Magazine
Supervision
Availability
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- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Narrative Techniques in Concept Albums
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Katelyn Barney
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Doctor Philosophy
Algorithmic Realities: Platform Data Processing Perceptions of Productivity Content Creators, and Their Influence
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Nicholas Carah
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Doctor Philosophy
Influences of social media-based communication on ecotourism: a case study in India
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Nicholas Carah, Associate Professor Elske van de Fliert
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Doctor Philosophy
AI as a Tool for Truth and Empathy: Exploring the Impact of AI-driven Interactions on False Beliefs and Intergroup Empathy
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Eric Vanman
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Doctor Philosophy
Mechanics of Imagination: Arthur Coghlan and Generative AI in Creative Nonfiction
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Kim Wilkins
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Between People and Books: The Contemporary Australian Bookshelf
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Helen Marshall, Professor Kim Wilkins
Media
Enquiries
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- artificial intelligence
- book history
- digital cultures
- digital media
- digital storytelling
- human-computer interaction
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