Books in the Social and Cultural Studies of Robots and AI series

This volume brings together academics from evolutionary biology, literary theory, robotics, digital culture, anthropology, sociology, and environmental studies to consider the impact of robotics and AI on society.

This book explores the development of humanoid robots for helping children with autism develop social skills based on fieldwork in the UK and the USA.

This book argues that robots are enchanting humans (as potential intimate partners), because humans are enchanting robots (by performing magical thinking), and that these processes are a part of a significant re-enchantment of the "modern" world.

This book explores some of the ethical, legal, and social implications of chatbots, or conversational artificial agents. The author introduces current technological challenges of AI and discusses how technological progress and social change influence our understanding of social relationships.

This book will be of interest to scholars and students of Women's and Gender Studies, Lesbian and Queer Studies, Social Movement Studies, Critical Internet Studies and Political Communication, as well as anyone with an interest in feminist activism and the history of the WLM.