The emoji revolution : how technology is shaping the future of communication /
Where have emoji come from? Why are they so popular? What do they tell us about the technology-enhanced state of modern society? Far from simply being an amusing set of colourful little symbols, emoji are in the front line of a revolution in the way we communicate. As a form of global, image-based c...
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Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2019.
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Table of Contents:
- The what, the why and the where of emoji
- Emoji and the history of human communication
- Making faces
- Metaphors and moral panics
- The shaping force of digital technology
- People, politics and interpersonal relationships
- Diverse identities
- Creativity and culture
- The emojification of everyday life.