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Shahid Minhas

Shahid Minhas is Lecturer of Digital Communication in the Professional Communication program at RMIT University Vietnam, where he teaches and conducts research in digital communication, social media, and languages.


Israel Ayinla Fadipe, PhD is a researcher in Indigenous Language Media in Africa (ILMA), North-West University, South Africa, and Lecturer at Augustine University, Ilara-Epe, Nigeria.


Abiodun Salawu is Professor of Journalism, Communication and Media Studies and Director of the research entity, Indigenous Language Media in Africa (ILMA) at the North-West University, South Africa.

Reconceptualizing Emojis as a Universal Language in the Global South, Volume 1

Reconceptualizing Emojis as a Universal Language in the Global South, Volume 1

This book offers a critical, grounded reexamination of emojis by turning analytical attention toward the Global South. Promoted as a “universal language,” emojis appear to transcend linguistic and cultural barriers, enabling rapid, symbolic expression across online platforms, yet this supposed universality is challenged when viewed through the lens of context and cultural specificity.

Reconceptualizing Emojis as a Universal Language in the Global South, Volume 1

Reconceptualizing Emojis as a Universal Language in the Global South, Volume 1

This book offers a critical, grounded reexamination of emojis by turning analytical attention toward the Global South. Promoted as a “universal language,” emojis appear to transcend linguistic and cultural barriers, enabling rapid, symbolic expression across online platforms, yet this supposed universality is challenged when viewed through the lens of context and cultural specificity.