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The Digital Canopy: AI, Literature, and Environmental Consciousness in The Overstory

Authors
Jaspreet Kaur1, *, Jyoti Syal2, *
1Department of Mathematics and Humanities, Maharishi Markandeshwar Engineering College MM(DU), Mullana, Haryana, India
2Department of Mathematics and Humanities, Maharishi Markandeshwar Engineering College MM(DU), Mullana, Haryana, India
*Corresponding author. Email: jassoftskills@gmail.com
*Corresponding author. Email: jyotisyal@mmumullana.org
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Jaspreet Kaur, Jyoti Syal
Available Online 16 March 2026.
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6239-618-0_15How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Eco-criticism; Digital Humanities; Artificial Intelligence; Environmental Literature; Richard Powers; Sustainability
Abstract

Literature is a purely human phenomenon. It can be considered as the mother of all knowledge. It has the power to shape our perceptions, values and behaviour. It aims to entertain and educate the readers and the addition of digital lens enhances the environmental consciousness. Richard Powers The Overstory winner of the Pulitzer Prize in fiction is a sweeping, impassion work of activism and resistance. From the roots to the crown and back to the seeds, Richard Powers’ twelfth novel unfolds in concentric rings of interlocking fables of many characters. This paper explores themes of environmentalism, interconnectedness when combined with digital pedagogy and AI. Powers The Overstory weaves a digital Canopy bridging together the stories of humans and trees creating a thought-provoking attitude towards sustainability. Man is capable of bridging change but this noble cause requires time and digitalization. By employing AI based analysis and lens we can reach the conclusion that trees communicate, express, socialize, live and near humans.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of 3rd International Conference on Library & Technology on “Artificial Intelligence and Humanities in Library and Education 4.0 (AIHLE 2025)
Series
Advances in Intelligent Systems Research
Publication Date
16 March 2026
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978-94-6239-618-0
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1951-6851
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6239-618-0_15How to use a DOI?
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© 2026 The Author(s)
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