Nayoung Bishoff

The Mind and the Machine: Mental Disability and Technology George Washington University (GWU) English Graduate Student Association Symposium Friday, 6 March, 2026 Keynote Speaker : Dr. Lauren M.E. Goodlad Lauren M. E. Goodlad is Distinguished Professor of English and Comparative Literature, editor of Critical AI and chair of the Critical AI @ Rutgers as well as a faculty affiliate of the Center for Cultural Analysis (CCA), the Rutgers British Studies Center, and the Rutgers Center for Cognitive Science. This virtual symposium invites papers that explore how mental disability and technology intersect in literature, film, and media. By mental disability, we include conditions such as mental illness, neurodivergence, emotional distress, and psychological differences as represented across cultures. By technology, we refer broadly to scientific, digital, or mechanical systems (such as medical instruments, typewriters, social media, surveillance systems, and artificial intelligence). We invite submissions that consider questions: How do technologies shape the way we think about madness, desire, emotion, and care? How do literature and media represent the mind as a kind of machine, or the machine as human-like? How can disability studies, queer and feminist theory, or decolonial approaches help reimagine technologies and human psyche? Submission Details Please submit 300–500 word abstracts for fifteen-minute presentations to be shared virtually. All submissions must include the title of the proposed paper and a short bio (100 words). Please submit these by email to gwegsa@gmail.com with the subject line “2026 EGSA Symposium Submission.” Submission Deadline: Sunday, November 30, 2025

The 2026 George Washington University English Graduate Student Association Symposium, titled “The Mind and the Machine: Mental Disability and Technology,” invites papers that examine the intersections of mental disability and technology in literature, film, and media.
#mental #disability #AI

Thrilled to share that my review of the excellent book Contemporary Readings in Global Performances of Shakespeare, edited by Alexa Alice Joubin @profjoubin.bsky.social, has been published in Borrowers and Lenders! ✏️ Review: https://doi.org/10.18274/1m0a6264 📘 Book: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/contemporary-readings-in-global-performances-of-shakespeare-9781350410817/

Thrilled to share that my review of the excellent book Contemporary Readings in Global Performances of Shakespeare, edited by Alexa Alice Joubin @profjoubin.bsky.social, has been published in Borrowers and Lenders!
✏️ Review: doi.org/10.18274/1m0...
📘 Book: www.bloomsbury.com/us/contempor...

This year brought an unforgettable honor: receiving the Korean Honor Scholarship from the #Embassy of the Republic of #Korea in the #U.S., presented by #Ambassador Dr. Kang Kyung-hwa (강경화 대사님)! I am profoundly grateful for this honor and for all who supported me, making it possible!

This year brought an unforgettable honor: receiving the Korean Honor Scholarship from the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the U.S., presented by Ambassador Dr. Kang Kyung-hwa (강경화 대사님)! I am profoundly grateful for this recognition and for everyone who supported me along the way!

Thank you! 😊

This symposium and call for papers looks SO GOOD! Mental #disability and #technology in #literature and #art. Graphic has all the details (also in the alt text!) #CripCoop #MentalHealth #Spoonies

Thank you again for your interest! Please feel free to reach out if you have any other questions 😊

The Mind and the Machine: Mental Disability and Technology The 2026 George Washington University English Graduate Student Association Symposium Friday, 6 March, 2026 This virtual symposium invites papers that explore how mental disability and technology intersect in literature, film, and media. By mental disability, we include conditions such as mental illness, neurodivergence, emotional distress, and psychological differences as represented across cultures. By technology, we refer broadly to scientific, digital, or mechanical systems (such as medical instruments, typewriters, social media, surveillance systems, and artificial intelligence). We invite submissions that consider questions: How do technologies shape the way we think about madness, desire, emotion, and care? How do literature and media represent the mind as a kind of machine, or the machine as human-like? How can disability studies, queer and feminist theory, or decolonial approaches help reimagine technologies and human psyche? Possible topics include (but are not limited to): * Mental illness, neurodivergence, and machines in literature or film * Assistive or accessible technologies in art and performance * Algorithms, surveillance, and mental health classification * Social media and self-representation * Disability aesthetics: repetition, silence, free association, flashback as creative forms * Environmental and technological effects on mental health * AI companions, speculative fiction, and posthumanism * Pedagogy, accessibility, and digital humanities * Community-based or abolitionist models of technological care Submission Details Please submit 300–500 word abstracts for fifteen-minute presentations to be shared virtually. All submissions must include the title of the proposed paper and a short bio (100 words). Please submit these by email to gwegsa@gmail.com with the subject line “2026 EGSA Symposium Submission.” Submission Deadline: Sunday, November 30, 2025

Thank you so much for your interest in the symposium! That’s a great suggestion—I’ve just added a new version of the graphic with the alt text included!

Our CFP link is also available here: call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2025/10/....

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The 2026 George Washington University English Graduate Student Association Symposium, titled “The Mind and the Machine: Mental Disability and Technology,” invites papers that examine the intersections of mental disability and technology in literature, film, and media.
#mental #disability #AI

I am thrilled to share this news from @uncannydazzler.bsky.social !

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Another insightful response from a student to the discussion question, “What could be the potential solutions for these devastating social circumstances for youth in Korea?”:

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Thank you, Dr. CedarBough T. Saeji @thekpopprof.bsky.social, for the opportunity to guest lecture in your East Asia in the News class, Pusan National University. I spoke on South Korea’s youth crisis with such brilliant students! Sharing some of their responses to our final discussion question:

To Be or Not to Be (Hamlet, ONEUS, South Korea, 2020)

My entry on #ONEUS "TO BE OR NOT TO BE" is featured in The Encyclopedia of Global #Shakespeare. My next project on #K-pop #storytelling will be coming from Transmedia Storytelling in K-Pop, edited by my excellent colleague @uncannydazzler.bsky.social. Stay tuned! 💡

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Thank you so much, Nick @uncannydazzler.bsky.social, for your generous sharing and kind words!

To Be or Not to Be (Hamlet, ONEUS, South Korea, 2020)

My friend @nayoungbishoff.bsky.social is once again showing off her scholarly expertise with this entry in The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Global Shakespeare. I love seeing K-pop studies appearing in such diverse academic collections—and seeing the brilliant @thekpopprof.bsky.social in the citations!

Hey, hey, hey! My brilliant colleague, Nayoung Bishoff, just published an article on #BTS and *The Picture of Dorian Gray* in Literature/Film Quarterly. You should check it out! #ARMY @nayoungbishoff.bsky.social

Our Winter 2025 issue is live! From BTS and Oscar Wilde to zombie TV, Vietnam War film, and video game adaptations. Read it free at lfq.salisbury.edu

Thank you so much for sharing!😊

Thank you for your interest! 😊

Beyond The (K-Pop) Scene: BTS’s Wings and Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray, Nayoung Bishoff, Literature Film Quarterly Oscar Wilde employs the element of art—portraiture—in The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890). Wilde describes how Dorian Gray appears perfect, satisfying social expectations, while Gray’s hidden portrait becomes stained over time. This article will explore how this stained portrait symbolizes Gray’s hidden self beyond his persona and how the South Korean popular music (K-pop) group BTS (Beyond the Scene) reinterprets this idea in their short film series Wings (2016) within South Korean context. I will first demonstrate how BTS’s intertextuality with Western literature, including The Picture of Dorian Gray, expands the definition of adaptation through a transnational lens. By incorporating elements of this classic novel into their work, BTS not only reimagines the story for the global audience but also highlights the fluidity of literary themes. This approach underscores the transformative power of adaptation, showing how different cultural contexts can work together to create resonant messages that transcend traditional boundaries.

My recent article on #BTS Wings and Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray has just been published in Literature/Film Quarterly:

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