A Systematic Literature Review of New Trends in Self-expression Caused by Emojis and Memes

Victor Huang; Yifan Hu; Yaohua Li

doi:10.2991/assehr.k.220105.016

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A Systematic Literature Review of New Trends in Self-expression Caused by Emojis and Memes

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Victor Huang¹^{, †}, Yifan Hu²^{, †}, Yaohua Li³^{, *}^{, †}

¹International department of Chengdu foreign language school

²The High School Affiliated to Beijing Normal University

³China University of Mining and Technology

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These authors contributed equally.

^*Corresponding author. Email: 11184034@cumt.edu.cn

Corresponding Author

Yaohua Li

Available Online 17 January 2022.

DOI: 10.2991/assehr.k.220105.016 How to use a DOI?
Keywords: China; Emojis and memes; Self-expression
Abstract: Emoji and memes are a new way to present one’s emotion, are popular among young people. It is vital nowadays because almost everyone today largely relies on social networks and sends emojis and memes. Lots of research about emoji and memes have been conducted. Here, this paper summarizes new trends brought by their appearance in China. The article is written using the method of literature review. Based on the research, this paper reveals three typical trends of self-expression in China society: emoji and memes create new ways to shape one’s self-image because of their characteristics and the “looking glass self” effect; emojis and memes cause generation gaps due to physical difference and different growth background; emoji and memes lead to obscure boundaries between diverse social circles. The research about emojis and memes enables us to know more about why people can easily use emojis and memes to shape a persona and why there are differences between elderly groups and young groups when they use emojis and memes, and why the use of emoji blurs the social sphere. By doing that, this paper, from a micro perspective, examines the trend of each case and examples as individual trends. Also, from a macro perspective, this paper shows that emojis bring infinite possibilities to society, enrich people’s social channels, and ultimately affect the structural changes of social circles.
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Volume Title: Proceedings of the 2021 International Conference on Social Development and Media Communication (SDMC 2021)
Series: Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date: 17 January 2022
ISBN: 978-94-6239-512-1
ISSN: 2352-5398
DOI: 10.2991/assehr.k.220105.016 How to use a DOI?
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