Article Collection on Affective AI: Emotions, Identity and Algorithms

Call for Papers

Article Collection on Affective AI: Emotions, Identity and Algorithms

Journal: Cogent Arts & Humanities
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Manuscript Submission Deadline: 15 March 2027

Cogent Arts & Humanities invites submissions for its Article Collection titled "Affective AI: Emotions, Identity and Algorithms."

About the Article Collection

As Artificial Intelligence increasingly mediates human emotions, relationships, identities, and everyday experiences, questions surrounding affective AI have become central to contemporary humanities and social science research. From emotionally responsive robots and AI companions to algorithm-driven social media and emotion recognition technologies, AI is reshaping how people experience, express, and understand emotion.

This Article Collection seeks theoretical and empirical contributions that critically examine the complex relationship between AI, emotions, identity, and algorithmic culture. It welcomes interdisciplinary perspectives exploring both the opportunities and ethical challenges posed by affective AI across diverse social, cultural, technological, and political contexts.

Scope and Topics of Interest

Submissions may address, but are not limited to:

• AI, dating, relationships, and intimacy

• Affective economies and emotional labour

• Social media, apps, and algorithmic platforms

• Affective and intimate publics

• Robots, androids, and emotionally responsive machines

• Health, wellbeing, and emotional AI

• Bodies, perception, and human–AI interaction

• Identity, including gender, race, class, sexuality, age, and disability

• Emotion recognition and predictive technologies

• Surveillance, privacy, and digital regulation

• Platform culture and algorithmic governance

• Memory, nostalgia, and digital remembrance

• Digital justice, ethics, and data governance

Submission Guidelines

• Manuscript Submission Deadline: 15 March 2027

• The Article Collection welcomes theoretical, empirical, and interdisciplinary research contributions.

• This collection will be published as Open Access.

• Authors should submit manuscripts through the Cogent Arts & Humanities online submission system.

• During submission, select the appropriate Article Collection and choose Culture, Media, and Film as the relevant journal section to avoid processing delays.

Article Collection Guest Advisor

• Dr. Esperanza Miyake — University of Strathclyde, UK

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