Cover: A Graphic Guide to Gen AI, 1st Edition by Elizabeth Losh; Jonathan Alexander; Zander Cannon; Kevin Cannon

A Graphic Guide to Gen AI

First Edition  ©2026 Elizabeth Losh; Jonathan Alexander; Zander Cannon; Kevin Cannon Formats: E-book

Authors

  • Headshot of Elizabeth Losh

    Elizabeth Losh

    Elizabeth Losh is the Gale and Steve Kohlhagen Distinguished Professor of English and American Studies at William and Mary. Previously she directed the Culture, Art, and Technology program at the University of California, San Diego. She is the author of Virtualpolitik: An Electronic History of Government Media-Making in a Time of War, Scandal, Disaster, Miscommunication, and Mistakes (MIT Press), The War on Learning: Gaining Ground in the Digital University (MIT Press), and Hashtag (Bloomsbury).

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    Jonathan Alexander

    Jonathan Alexander is Chancellor’s Professor of English and Informatics at the University of California, Irvine, where he served as the founding director of the Center for Excellence in Writing and Communication and is currently associate dean in the Division of Undergraduate Education. The author, coauthor, or coeditor of sixteen books, he writes frequently about how people learn to write with a variety of digital tools. He’s also a proud nerd who enjoys reading and writing about science fiction, comics, movies, and young adult fiction.

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    Zander Cannon

    Since 1993, Zander Cannon has written and drawn comics about astronauts, robots, paleontologists, feng shui masters, demons, and police officers. His latest comic book series, the Eisner-nominated KAIJUMAX, about a prison for giant monsters, is published by Oni Press. He lives in Minnesota with his strong wife, Julie, and his above-average son, Jin.

  • Headshot of Kevin Cannon

    Kevin Cannon

    Kevin Cannonis an award-winning cartoonist, children’s book illustrator, and cartographer. His most recent graphic novel, The Cartoon Introduction to Philosophy, was published by Hill and Wang. A Minneapolis native, Cannon spends his free time camping, reading dusty books about arctic explorers, and drawing cartoon maps.

Table of Contents

Contents, A Graphic Guide to GenAI
  • What's New in Writing Technologies
  • Generative AI Basics: Taking a Peek Under the Hood
  • Generative AI Literacy
  • Ethical Concerns
  • ReFrame: Bot to Work--GenAI in the Workplace
  • Walk the Talk: AI Prompts
  • Drawing Conclusions

Product Updates

Authors

  • Headshot of Elizabeth Losh

    Elizabeth Losh

    Elizabeth Losh is the Gale and Steve Kohlhagen Distinguished Professor of English and American Studies at William and Mary. Previously she directed the Culture, Art, and Technology program at the University of California, San Diego. She is the author of Virtualpolitik: An Electronic History of Government Media-Making in a Time of War, Scandal, Disaster, Miscommunication, and Mistakes (MIT Press), The War on Learning: Gaining Ground in the Digital University (MIT Press), and Hashtag (Bloomsbury).

  • Headshot of Jonathan Alexander

    Jonathan Alexander

    Jonathan Alexander is Chancellor’s Professor of English and Informatics at the University of California, Irvine, where he served as the founding director of the Center for Excellence in Writing and Communication and is currently associate dean in the Division of Undergraduate Education. The author, coauthor, or coeditor of sixteen books, he writes frequently about how people learn to write with a variety of digital tools. He’s also a proud nerd who enjoys reading and writing about science fiction, comics, movies, and young adult fiction.

  • Headshot of Zander Cannon

    Zander Cannon

    Since 1993, Zander Cannon has written and drawn comics about astronauts, robots, paleontologists, feng shui masters, demons, and police officers. His latest comic book series, the Eisner-nominated KAIJUMAX, about a prison for giant monsters, is published by Oni Press. He lives in Minnesota with his strong wife, Julie, and his above-average son, Jin.

  • Headshot of Kevin Cannon

    Kevin Cannon

    Kevin Cannonis an award-winning cartoonist, children’s book illustrator, and cartographer. His most recent graphic novel, The Cartoon Introduction to Philosophy, was published by Hill and Wang. A Minneapolis native, Cannon spends his free time camping, reading dusty books about arctic explorers, and drawing cartoon maps.

Table of Contents

Contents, A Graphic Guide to GenAI
  • What's New in Writing Technologies
  • Generative AI Basics: Taking a Peek Under the Hood
  • Generative AI Literacy
  • Ethical Concerns
  • ReFrame: Bot to Work--GenAI in the Workplace
  • Walk the Talk: AI Prompts
  • Drawing Conclusions

Product Updates

A Graphic Guide to Gen AI is a single-issue graphic chapter from the authors and artists of Understanding Rhetoric 3e, a best-selling, first-of-its-kind graphic novel guide to writing. With its fun and novel approach, the chapter aims to teach students how to use Gen AI tools ethically and responsibly.

Liz Losh and Jonathan Alexander are experts in the field: Liz was co-chair of the joint MLA-CCCC Task Force on Writing and AI, and Jonathan Alexander won the 2023 CCCC Exemplar Award.

This standalone issue is available on the Bedford Bookshelf and as a standalone ebook for purchase.

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ISBN:9781319627300

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