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JOY Drive

11 Jul 2025

Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne: Are Your Emojis Making Things Worse?

Personal Safety, Popular Culture, Relationships, Social Media, Social Sciences, Society & Culture

Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne: Are Your Emojis Making Things Worse?

The smiley face. The thumbs-up. The dreaded skull. Lauren Rosewarne unpacks the social politics of emoji use and why those tiny symbols might be sending the exact opposite message.

Guest: Lauren Rosewarne, Associate Professor in the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne

Presenter: Warren Andrew

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