Author(s): Alice Ancy F

Abstract: The English literary canon has long been shaped by Eurocentric, patriarchal, and caste-blind frameworks that marginalize or erase the voices of women, colonized peoples, and oppressed communities. In the contemporary digital age, artificial intelligence and algorithmic recommendation systems risk reinforcing these exclusions by privileging dominant narratives and silencing alternative voices. This paper proposes a feminist-decolonial re-examination of English literature that interrogates canonical authority, algorithmic bias, and the politics of digital visibility. By juxtaposing canonical texts with counter-narratives from postcolonial, feminist, and Dalit traditions, and by critiquing the role of algorithms in shaping literary reception, this study argues that rewriting the canon in the age of AI is both a literary and political act. The paper concludes by envisioning a plural, inclusive, and ethically responsible future for literary study.

Keywords: artificial intelligence and algorithmic bias, digital humanities, english literary canon, feminist-decolonial theory, postcolonial literature and dalit literature

Article Info: Received: 24 Feb 2026; Received in revised form: 23 Mar 2026; Accepted: 28 Mar 2026; Available online: 03 Apr 2026

DOI: 10.22161/ijels.112.46