Call for Papers from EurAmerica :

"The Western Imprint, Global Trajectory, and Local Impacts of AI"

Guest Editors

• Prof. Wen-Yuan Lin (Director, Center for the Application and Development of AI in Humanity and Social Science; Professor, Center for General Education, National Tsing Hua University)

wylin1@mx.nthu.edu.tw

• Assoc. Prof. Sung-Yueh Perng (Institute of Science, Technology and Society, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University)

syperng@nycu.edu.tw

Submission Deadline

March 31, 2026

Artificial Intelligence (AI), a major technological advancement, has captured global attention. The emergence of generative AI is having far-reaching effects on scientific research, industry, and the economy. It is also significantly impacting the landscape of the Humanities and Social Sciences, and raising important questions regarding the future of humanity.

From the perspective of European and American Studies, AI technology is a product of developments in computing, semiconductors, and algorithms—technologies historically dominated by Western Europe and North America. These origins impart on AI distinct cultural and regional imprints, which are the subject of much scholarly discussion, and a reminder that technology is neither universal nor value-neutral, but shaped by particular social and cultural contexts.

The adoption and influence of AI globally follow diverse trajectories shaped by local conditions. In Taiwan, this is particularly evident: Taiwan plays a key role in the global electronics and semiconductor industries and sits at the heart of geopolitical tensions. Furthermore, disparities in AI's ability to recognize Taiwan's sociocultural contexts and Traditional Chinese characters have sparked challenges—and prompted ongoing efforts—in defining national identity, culture, and technological development. Beyond Taiwan, the transformative effects of AI continue to unfold across various localities, each deserving deeper examination.

This special issue invites interdisciplinary, locally grounded perspectives that engage critically and symmetrically with European and American intellectual traditions and the social, technological, and political characteristics of AI. We welcome contributions that reflect on AI’s potential to reshape society, thought, and humanity itself, and that explore the dynamics of power as manifested in data, algorithms, gender, nationality, (post)coloniality, capitalism, and beyond.

We invite submissions that contribute to understanding and advancing locally situated applications and developments of AI.

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For inquiries, please contact the guest editors or EurAmerica :
euramerica@sinica.edu.tw