Framing the bride : globalizing beauty and romance in Taiwan's bridal industry /

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With a wedding impending, the Taiwanese bride-to-be turns to bridal photographers, makeup artists, and hair stylists to transform her image beyond recognition. They give her fairer skin, eyes like a Western baby doll, and gowns inspired by sources from Victorian England to MTV.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Adrian, Bonnie, 1970-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2003.
Temas:
Wedding supplies and services industry > Taiwan.
Weddings > Taiwan > Equipment and supplies.
Bridal shops > Taiwan.
Wedding photography > Taiwan.
Noces > Fournitures et services > Industrie > Taiwan.
Noces > Taiwan > Matériel.
Boutiques pour la mariée > Taiwan.
Photographie de mariage > Taiwan.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Service.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Bridal shops
Wedding photography
Wedding supplies and services industry
Weddings > Equipment and supplies
Taiwan
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Framings
  • How can this be? ethnographic contexts and history
  • Fantasy for sale
  • Inner and outer worlds in changing Taipei
  • Family wedding rites and banquets
  • Making up the bride
  • Romance in the photo studio
  • Contextualizing bridal photos in Taiwan's visual culture
  • The context of looking
  • Conclusion : re-framings.

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