Co-Creativity at the Intersection of Place, Poetry, and Generative AI

OLATUNJI, IBUKUN

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Co-Creativity at the Intersection of Place, Poetry, and Generative AI / IBUKUN OLATUNJI

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This thesis investigates how generative AI can support and reshape human creativity across place, poetry, and performance. It makes three original contributions: (i) introducing cultural geography as a framework for designing and evaluating AI-enabled creative infrastructure; (ii) developing computa...

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Published:	Swansea 2026
Institution:	Swansea University
Degree level:	Doctoral
Degree name:	Ph.D
Supervisor:	Jones, M., Rahat, A., and Rogers, A.
URI:	https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa71618

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Co-Creativity at the Intersection of Place, Poetry, and Generative AI / IBUKUN OLATUNJI

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