Between art and application: Special issue on emoji epistemology

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https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v23i9.9410

Abstract

This special issue, curated by Joel Gn and Crystal Abidin, provides an investigation of the uses and impacts of emoji within the domains of culture, race, language, and art and commerce. Considering the broader socio-cultural implications of emoji and the various ways that emoji negotiate and mediate the tenuous boundary between art and application, the eight papers draw from disciplines including media studies and communications, sociology and digital anthropology, literary studies and art history, and philosophy, and are authored by (mostly) Early Career Researchers.

Author Biographies

Crystal Abidin

Lecturer in Digital Media with the School of Communication and Creative Arts at Deakin University, Postdoctoral Fellow with the Media Management and Transformation Centre (MMTC) at Jönköping University, Researcher with Handelsrådet (Swedish Retail and Wholesale Development Council), and Adjunct Research Fellow with the Centre for Culture and Technology (CCAT) at Curtin University. 

Joel Gn

Lecturer at Singapore University of Social Sciences.

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Published

2018-09-01

How to Cite

Abidin, C., & Gn, J. (2018). Between art and application: Special issue on emoji epistemology. First Monday, 23(9). https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v23i9.9410