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Female Consciousness in Wedding Photos: A Study on Western Wedding Dress in the Modern Chinese Contexts on Social Platform

Authors
Xinguo Li1, *
1Duke Kunshan University, Suzhou, 215316, China
*Corresponding author. Email: xinguo.li@dukekunshan.edu.cn
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Xinguo Li
Available Online 19 November 2022.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-494069-05-3_60How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Wedding dress; Female consciousness; Social media
Abstract

A wedding dress, as a gown worn by females during a wedding ceremony, has an important symbolic meaning. Traditionally, a wedding dress has a close connection with a woman’s marriage and her role as a “housewife”, which stands for a milestone in her life. Multiple social ideologies are added to the dress, making it a garment of femininity. Thus, the wedding dress serves as an ideal observation object to study female consciousness and corresponding social norms. Tracing back history, the spread of Western wedding dress in the Republic of China has been a symbol of female liberation. This paper focuses on comparing Chinese wedding dress in two periods: the republican period and modern China, to explore the development of female consciousness. By conducting an observation on Xiaohongshu, which is a social platform widely used by the contemporary Chinese young generation, the research has found significant progress in wedding dresses and wedding photos. The wedding clothing and shooting styles grow to contain more diversity and personality, which reveals the development of Chinese women in the 21st century. Overwhelming social judgment, women’s self-expression has become the prior determinant of wedding dresses and wedding photos.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2022 International Conference on Science Education and Art Appreciation (SEAA 2022)
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Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
19 November 2022
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10.2991/978-2-494069-05-3_60
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2352-5398
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10.2991/978-2-494069-05-3_60How to use a DOI?
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© 2023 The Author(s)
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