[Air-L] New Routledge Book Series: Cultural Analytics, AI and the Digital Futures

[Natalia Grincheva]

Dear Colleagues,

I am writing to gauge your interest and invite your preliminary thoughts on
a *new Book Series currently in development with Routledge: Cultural
Analytics, AI and the Digital Futures.*

The series is envisioned as an essential navigational guide for culture in
a time of profound transformation. Its core mission is to answer a pressing
question: *How do we harness the power of data and AI to foster a cultural
ecosystem that is vibrant, equitable, and meaningfully human?*

To achieve this, the series is being designed around a foundation of
critical synthesis, weaving together cultural analytics, critical data
studies, cultural policy research and creative industry practice. I am
seeking to identify potential volumes that would combine rigorous,
practical insight with critical examination—work that not only explains the
"how-to" but permanently couples it with the essential "why" and "for whom."

At this exploratory stage, *I am reaching out to assess the landscape of
potential contributions.* We are particularly interested in work that
features:

   - A practical-critical methodology applicable for professionals and
   scholars.
   - Global comparative perspectives beyond Western-centric narratives.
   - Forward-facing analysis using scenario thinking or policy foresight.

If you are developing work at this vital interdisciplinary
intersection—whether focusing on data/AI policy, governance, data
storytelling, AI ethics, curation, or the future of creative labour—I would
be very keen to hear about your potential book ideas and your interest in
contributing.

If you have a project to propose, even in a nascent or conceptual stage of
development, you are warmly invited *to share your idea by February 22,
2026* . *Please complete a brief expression of interest form
<https://forms.gle/fMVmNkWSvdKjzE3W6>, or reach out to me directly via
email at natalia.grincheva at lasalle.edu.sg
<natalia.grincheva at lasalle.edu.sg> *

Please feel free to share this invite for expression of interest among your
relevant networks.

Looking forward to hearing from you soon

With kind regards

Natalia

*Dr Natalia Grincheva*
*2026 Digital Statecraft Academy
<https://digitalstatecraft.academy/> Cambridge Fellow
<https://digitalstatecraft.academy/person/natalia-grincheva/>*
*Culture Futures Lab <https://datatopower.net/lab> Leader*
Program Leader, BA (Hons) Arts Management
LASALLE | University of the Arts Singapore
*Recent Book: *Geopolitics of Digital Heritage
<https://www.cambridge.org/core/elements/abs/geopolitics-of-digital-heritage/0F7DD9BC4693903022001EC7852377B8>(Cambridge
Uni Press)
*Digital Creative Praxis:* Data to Power <https://datatopower.net/>
*Academic Profile:* https://grincheva.com/