Face with tears of joy : a natural history of emoji
Houston, Keith, 1977-2025
Book
"We are surrounded by emoji. They appear in politics, movies, drug deals, our sex lives, and more. But emoji's impact has never been explored in full. In this rollicking tech and pop culture history, Keith Houston follows emoji from its birth in 1990s Japan, traces its Western explosion in the 2000s, and considers emoji's ever-expanding lexicon. Named for the world's most popular pictogram, Face with Tears of Joy tells the whole story of emoji for the first time"-- Provided by publisher.
Main title:
Face with tears of joy : a natural history of emoji / Keith Houston.
Author:
Houston, Keith, 1977-, author
Edition:
First edition.
Imprint:
New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, [2025]©2025
Collation:
x, 267 pages : colour illustrations ; 21 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-247) and index.
Contents:
Part I: Baby steps. Big in JapanWhat went beforeGo westWho owns emoji?Part II: Growing pains. A trending topicRighting the shipEmoji seasonPart III: Emoji hegemony. HatemojiThe emoji tongueWhen is an emoji not an emoji?Emoji sells outPart IV: The future of emoji. EmojigeddonState of the nation.
ISBN:
9781324075141 (paperback)
Dewey class:
004.60148004.6014
LC class:
P99.63
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
495844