{"product_id":"diasporas-weddings-and-the-trajectories-of-ethnicity-paperback","title":"Diasporas, Weddings and the Trajectories of Ethnicity - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTerence Heng\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an age of increasingly fragmented migration, consumption, and globalisation, how do diasporic individuals navigate their ethnic identities? \u003ci\u003eDiasporas, Weddings and the Trajectories of Ethnicity\u003c\/i\u003e investigates the ways that Chinese Singaporeans shape their Chineseness through wedding rituals and artefacts. Proposing a framework of ethnic identity as a journey, this book will \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eInterrogate the processes underlying diasporic ethnicity-making through weddings.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffer new concepts of transdiasporic space, ethnic tastes, and aesthetic dissonance. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplore the intersections between commercialism, ethnicity, and socio-economic divides.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eMap the micro-social ramifications of ethnic and racial policy in Singapore.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a former professional wedding photographer, Terence Heng brings a sociological lens to the scripted and spontaneous arena of social interactions that is the wedding day. By combining ethnographic observation, photography, and poetry, Heng reveals the many decisions and demands that underscore Singaporean Chinese weddings, offering novel insights into the roles of the bridal couple, their social networks, and the wedding industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTerence Heng\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Liverpool. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eVisual Methods in the Field: Photography for the Social Sciences\u003c\/i\u003e (2016) and \u003ci\u003eOf Gods, Gifts and Ghosts: Spiritual Places in Urban Spaces\u003c\/i\u003e (2020). His work has been featured in \u003ci\u003eArea\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Sociological Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSocial and Cultural Geography, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eVisual Communication\u003c\/i\u003e, and is the 2015 winner of \u003cem\u003eThe Sociological Review\u003c\/em\u003e's Prize for Outstanding Scholarship. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 172\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.42 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42120206254215,"sku":"9780367692018","price":97.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/7a7edc77d63ea07eb7ba87c312cdd39d.webp?v=1732545816","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/diasporas-weddings-and-the-trajectories-of-ethnicity-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}