Framing the Bride
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In Chapters 6 and 7 of Framing the Bride, Adrian deconstructs the concept of image-making that is at the heart of the wedding-event industry in Taiwan to show that image and not substance defines many typical Taiwanese weddings. At the heart of Adrian's analysis in that connection is the statement that "the ethnographic record is full of instances where emotional performances are socially mandatory" (182). Playing into that dynamic is the practice of lending an aura of romantic authority to the projected image and overlay of romantic love that inform the public face of a marriage in Taiwan.The bridal/wedding portrait photographer is an instrumental figure in the projection of romance that is associated with the typical Taiwanese wedding. The social and psychological power of that individual is Adrian's principal point of departure. Adrian suggests that Western images of the public face of matrimony have made a significant impact on the social implications of a wedding in Taiwa
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Approximate Word count = 663
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page)
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