Greetings! *Symbolic Interaction and AI*, Vol. 61 of *Studies in Symbolic Interaction: A Global Bi-Annual Book Series*, published by Emerald Publishing, will be available by November 1, 2025. Please find the Table of Contents below. Pre-order information is available at Emerald Publishing Bookstore and Amazon. Emerald Publishing Bookstore, https://bookstore.emerald.com/symbolic-interaction-and-ai-hb-9781837086931.h... Amazon, https://www.amazon.com/Symbolic-Interaction-AI-Studies-Book-ebook/dp/B0FPCFZ... Thank you for your consideration. Shing-Ling Sarina Chen *Studies in Symbolic Interaction* ******************************************************** Symbolic Interaction and AI Studies in Symbolic Interaction, Vol. 61 Table of Contents PART A Symbolic Interaction and AI AI and Para-Interaction Shing-Ling S. Chen and Michael Katovich Prompt Engineering Meets “Definition of the Situation” and Identity Theory: Using ChatGPT to Study Big Social Media Datasets from a Qualitative Symbolic Interactionist Perspective J. Patrick Williams, Samuel Judah, Rolf Lyneborg Lund and Xie Yu
From Mead to Machine: Conversational Choreographies with ChatGPT and the Emergence of the Socio-Technical Self in Generative AI
Martin Berg External Intelligence: Oracles, Divination and Animism, and the Use of LLMs/Generative AI Michael Fischer, Sally A. Applin and Sridhar Ravula Hey Alexa, Who Will I Be?: A Theoretical Exploration on Personal Assistants and the Shaping of the Future Self Theodoros Kouros
From Dear Diary to Dear Chatbot: Technological Formats and Mental Health
Matt Amos, Maxwell Kayser and Shing-Ling S. Chen PART B New Interactionist Research Flustered Faces and Helping Hands: The Importance of Teamwork in Teaching Susie Scott and James Hardie-Bick *******************************************