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dc.contributor.advisorTranter, Kieran
dc.contributor.advisorCao, Deborah
dc.contributor.authorHsu, JIng-Yueh
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-23T02:27:54Z
dc.date.available2018-01-23T02:27:54Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.doi10.25904/1912/1167
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/366263
dc.description.abstractThis thesis is about representations of lawyers and lawyering in Hong Kong television dramas. It argues that the Hong Kong television industry produces dramas that frame the screening of lawyers and lawyering. This involves the negotiation by the lawyer of Western legality and traditional Chinese values. Further, the framing of Western law through the negotiation of traditional Chinese values has been remarkably consistent. It is evident regardless of date of the production, screen era of the drama or the gender and type of practice of the lawyer protagonist. In short, Hong Kong television has produced a ‘stage’ where East meets West, where legal professionals meet popular culture and where modernity meets tradition. Studies on law and popular culture have predominately been undertaken by Western-based scholars examining Western texts. This is partly because popular legal culture is just the beginning to emerge to the East. This thesis endeavours to further the studies of law and popular culture in the Asian world.
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherGriffith University
dc.publisher.placeBrisbane
dc.rights.copyrightThe author owns the copyright in this thesis, unless stated otherwise.
dc.subject.keywordsLawyer characters in Hong Kong television
dc.subject.keywordsLaw depictions in Hong Kong television
dc.subject.keywordsTelevision industry, Hong Kong
dc.subject.keywordsWestern values
dc.subject.keywordsTraditional Chinese values
dc.subject.keywordsKarma Court
dc.subject.keywordsHome Court
dc.subject.keywordsOutlaw's Court
dc.titleThe Representation of Lawyers and Lawyering in Hong Kong Television Dramas
dc.typeGriffith thesis
dc.date.embargoEnd2018-07-05
gro.facultyArts, Education and Law
gro.rights.copyrightThe author owns the copyright in this thesis, unless stated otherwise.
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dc.contributor.otheradvisorMacNeil, William
gro.identifier.gurtIDgu1506993730756
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gro.thesis.degreelevelThesis (PhD Doctorate)
gro.thesis.degreeprogramDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)
gro.departmentGriffith Law School
gro.griffith.authorHsu, JIng-Yueh


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