ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts of the key concepts discussed in the preceding chapters of the book. The book discusses the formation of aesthetic dissonance as a mechanism of transdiasporic ethnicity-making, exposing the importance of intense moments of aesthetic juxtaposition that occurs in everyday life. Aesthetic dissonance is a result of contrasting and juxtaposed taste performances, and a process that forces individuals into making decisions about other individuals’ ethnic lifestyles. Hybridity is an often cited ‘benefit’ of globalisation, a form of behaviour that celebrates the ability of individuals to adapt and create new cultural forms out of different and contrasting resources. Instances of aesthetic dissonance that arise from peer pressure and signal a degree of compromise can be observed in two aspects of wedding. The connection between commercialism, economics, and ethnicity has not been completely ignored. However, studies into these connections in relation to Chinese diasporic individuals are often focused on the business networks and transnational movements of individuals.
