On February 11, 2026, the Department of Spanish at the Faculty of Foreign Languages, in collaboration with the L.L.C Research Laboratory, organized a national seminar entitled Flash Fiction in the Digital Age: Social Media and Literary Creation, dedicated to examining the transformations of short narrative writing in the digital era.

The seminar brought together professors and researchers from various Algerian universities to explore a central question: How have social networks and Artificial Intelligence reshaped brief narrative writing? The inaugural session was attended by:

Participants represented universities from Tlemcen, Oran, Algiers, Constantine, Laghouat, Jijel, Skikda, Mascara, Mostaganem, Chlef, Batna, Souk Ahras, as well as Higher Teacher Training Schools (ENS). Discussions highlighted the contemporary relevance of flash fiction within digital transformation, where literature intersects with technology and social media, moving beyond traditional literary analysis toward structural and contextual reinterpretations of texts.

A significant part of the debate focused on Artificial Intelligence as an intellectual, aesthetic, and ethical challenge, addressing authorship, originality, intellectual property, and cultural translation. Presentations combined critical and literary analysis, translation studies, linguistic and cultural approaches, and applied research in higher education, balancing theoretical foundations with practical examination of digital and AI-generated texts.

The seminar concluded with practical recommendations and future perspectives, notably the organization of an International Seminar and the publication of collective research works, confirming its role as a strategic step within an ongoing academic research trajectory.