published_or_final_version / Sociology / Master / Master of Philosophy

published_or_final_version / Education / Doctoral / Doctor of Philosophy

abstract / Literary and Cultural Studies / Master / Master of Arts

published_or_final_version / Urban Planning / Master / Master of Science in Urban Planning

published_or_final_version / abstract / Sociology / Master / Master of Philosophy

Chan, Siu-han. / Thesis submitted in: July 2004. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 184-193). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / ABSTRACT --- p.i / 論文摘要 --- p.ii / ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.iii / CONTENTS --- p.v / INTRODUCTION / Chapter 1.1 --- Empirical Puzzles and Theoretical Concern --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- The Cultural Scene in Hong Kong --- p.5 / Chapter 1.3 --- Defining the New Wave Cinema --- p.8 / Chapter 1.4 --- The Objectives of the Thesis --- p.12 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- In Quest of Theoretical Perspective and Analytical Framework / Chapter 2.1 --- Existing Studies of the New Wave Cinema --- p.13 / Chapter 2.2 --- The Study of Popular Culture in Hong Kong --- p.21 / Chapter 2.3 --- Culture Industry: The Approach of the Frankfurt School --- p.28 / Chapter 2.4 --- The Elective Affinity of Culture Industry with Hong Kong Society --- p.33 / Chapter 2.5 --- Analytical Framework --- p.36 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- The Anxiety of Political Subjectivity / Chapter 3.1 --- Prelude --- p.45 / Chapter 3.2 --- The Perturbed Hong Kong People --- p.50 / Chapter 3.3 --- The Hong Kong Diaspora --- p.57 / Chapter 3.4 --- The Negative Projection on the Colonizers --- p.60 / Chapter 3.5 --- The Ambivalence Towards the Motherland´ؤChina --- p.66 / Chapter 3.6 --- Discourse on Political Modernization: The Anxiety of Political Subjectivity --- p.86 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- The Contradiction of Societal Modernization / Chapter 4.1 --- Prelude --- p.89 / Chapter 4.2 --- Looking back at the Pre-modernized Social Order --- p.91 / Chapter 4.3 --- Rethinking the Entanglement of the Old and the New --- p.102 / Chapter 4.4 --- Representing the Modernized New Social Order --- p.110 / Chapter 4.5 --- Discourse on Societal Modernization: The Contradiction of Societal Modernization --- p.123 / Chapter Chapter 5 --- The Fragility of Hong Kong Cultural Identity / Chapter 5.1 --- Prelude --- p.126 / Chapter 5.2 --- Historical Memories as Cultural Receptacles --- p.128 / Chapter 5.3 --- The Spatialized Cultural Consciousness --- p.136 / Chapter 5.4 --- Urbanism as the Quality of Hong Kong society --- p.144 / Chapter 5.5 --- The Chinese Tradition in Present Day Hong Kong --- p.151 / Chapter 5.6 --- The Hybridized Everyday Popular Culture --- p.157 / Chapter 5.7 --- Discourse on Cultural Modernization: The Fragility of Hong Kong Cultural Identity --- p.164 / CONCLUSION / Chapter 6.1 --- The Planned Tragic Vision in Culture Industry --- p.167 / Chapter 6.2 --- The Aestheticization of Social Reality in Culture Industry --- p.171 / Chapter 6.3 --- The Demise of the New Wave Cinema in Hong Kong Culture Industry --- p.178 / New Wave Cinema: A Listing --- p.182 / REFERERNCES --- p.184

Tam Wai Wan Vivian. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 231-233). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Chapter 1 --- Orientation to Domestication --- p.1 / Chapter ´Ø --- Literature Review and Methodology --- p.6 / Chapter ´Ø --- "Popular Culture, Cultural Identity and Discourse" --- p.7 / Chapter ´Ø --- Textual Analysis and Interview --- p.13 / Chapter ´Ø --- "Ideology, Discourses and Domestication" --- p.19 / Chapter 2 --- Introduction to the Four Discourses --- p.40 / Chapter 3 --- Chow Yun-fat's Subversive Past --- p.46 / Chapter 4 --- Domesticating Chow on TV Ads --- p.62 / Chapter 5 --- Taming Chow Yun-fat on Paper --- p.83 / Chapter 6 --- Overview to Reception Analysis --- p.105 / Chapter 7 --- Newfound Pride in Chow Yun-fat --- p.114 / Chapter ´Ø --- Upper-middle Class' Actualizing Actor --- p.114 / Chapter ´Ø --- Small Business Owners' Actor of Class --- p.127 / Chapter 8 --- Colonization or Rejuvenation of the Grassroot Chow Yun-fat --- p.141 / Chapter ´Ø --- Colonizing the Secure Working Class --- p.151 / Chapter ´Ø --- Revitalized Admiration by the Cultured Middle Class --- p.158 / Chapter 9 --- Disenchantment and Alienation of the Insecure Working Class 一 A Chow Yun-fat beyond Survival --- p.168 / Chapter 10 --- Conclusion --- p.192 / Appendix 1: Sample of Interview Questions --- p.197 / Appendix 2: Selected Frames and Shot-by-shot Analysis of Chow Yun-fat Advertisements --- p.198 / Appendix 3: Chow Yun-fat's Filmography --- p.229 / Bibliography --- p.231

published_or_final_version / Sociology / Master / Master of Philosophy

Lam Wai Chiu Thomas. / "Architecture Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Architecture Programme 1999-2000, design report." / Includes bibliographical references (p. 111-112). / ACKNOWLEDGEMENT --- p.1 / PREFACE --- p.2 / SYNOPSIS +OBJECTIVES --- p.3 / INTRODUCTION --- p.4 / Definitions --- p.4 / media transmission model (semiotics anlysis) / multiplicity Nature of Pop Culture in Hong Kong / Background --- p.7 / Hybrid Culture in Hong Kong / Pop Music & Society / Emergence of Visual Music (music+text+image) / Karaoke Culture / Issues --- p.21 / Passive Role in absorbing messages & information / Existing States & Potentials --- p.22 / Lack of physical sign & identity to foster the growth / of public participation & real understanding / Insufficient adaptation & spatial requirements for Production / Social values & norms / Economic in transformation / Conceptual framework --- p.25 / Transient events / A Mode of Mutation - programmatic dissociation / Architecture as a Medium for Communication / Media Art Therapy Workshop- Public Atelier / PROJECT BRIEF --- p.29 / Broadcast media Market in Asia --- p.29 / Regionalism / Regional Hub / Regional Headquarters / Broadcast Media in Hong Kong / Emergence of Cross-Discipline Business --- p.33 / Clients Profile --- p.34 / Clients structure establishment / URA / Background & establishment / Roles & Goals / Hutchison Whampoa Limited (HWL) / Background & establishment / Ideology & Goals / The News Corporated Ltd (Channel[V)) / Background & establishment / Ideology & Goals / Existing Deficiencies / Sony(HK) Company Ltd. / History & establishment / Mission / Strategy& Goals / Existing Deficiencies / Project Finance Viability --- p.42 / Major user types & activities --- p.44 / Project Significance to Soceity --- p.45 / PROGRAMME --- p.46 / Design Considerations for broadcasting studio --- p.46 / Multi-purpose performance space / MTV production & Broadcasting Studio / Components/Schedule of Activities --- p.47 / Functional & Spatial Relationship --- p.48 / Schedule of Accommodation --- p.51 / SITE SELECTION & DETAIL ANALYSIS --- p.58 / Criteria for site options selection --- p.58 / Site selection evaluation --- p.59 / large pedestrian flow & density / site accessibility / close to mass transportation node / adjacent to public space for performance / existing relevant activities / site character & image / low environmental image / high development potential / Final Decision & Site Study --- p.66 / Development Control --- p.75 / RESEARCH & FIELD WORKS --- p.76 / Pop Art Culture & Society --- p.76 / Popular Culture Effects on Society and Its Audience --- p.78 / Media Art of the Electronic Age --- p.80 / Concept of Mediarchitecture --- p.82 / Concept of Publicity/Privacy --- p.85 / Publicity & Media Arts / Privacy Vs Publicity / Virtual Space / Spatial Publicity / Visual/Audio Publicity / Degree of Public Participation & Involvement~ --- p.91 / Accessibility and Degree of Transparency --- p.93 / CASE STUDIES --- p.96 / IRCAM --- p.96 / Event Zone in building as Communication / La Cite de la Museique --- p.99 / An architecture of Music / Channel 4 Headquarter --- p.102 / Movement of building / Pompidou Center --- p.104 / How a building creates urban space / SONY Tower --- p.107 / Building as Sign / Center for Art & Media Technology --- p.109 / Public events as Medium for Communication / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.111 / APPENDIX --- p.113 / Interviews Report --- p.113 / Newspaper Cutting --- p.117

Sin Sui Fan. / Thesis (M.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1995. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 53-62). / Acknowledgments / Abstract / Page / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Literature Review / Chapter 2.1 --- Reading Processes / Chapter 2.1.1 --- Bottom-up Processing --- p.3 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- Top-down Processing --- p.4 / Chapter 2.1.3 --- Schema Processing --- p.6 / Chapter 2.2 --- Cultural Schemata --- p.10 / Chapter 2.3 --- Pop Culture and Secondary School ESL Learners / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Pop Culture and Adolescents --- p.14 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Academic Performance and Pop Music --- p.18 / Chapter 2.3.3 --- The Hong Kong Phenomenon / Chapter (i) --- Pop Singers and. Secondary School Learners --- p.21 / Chapter (ii) --- A Potential Aid to ESL Reading --- p.24 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Design of the Study / Chapter 3.1 --- Objective --- p.26 / Chapter 3.2 --- Methodology --- p.27 / Chapter 3.3 --- The Pilot Study / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Subjects --- p.29 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Procedure --- p.29 / Chapter 3.3.3 --- Results --- p.30 / Chapter 3.3.4 --- Proposed Refinement for the Main Study --- p.32 / Chapter 3.4 --- The Main Study / Chapter 3.4.1 --- Subjects --- p.34 / Chapter 3.4.2 --- Procedure --- p.34 / Chapter 3.4.3 --- Data Analysis --- p.34 / Chapter 3.5 --- Limitations of the Study --- p.36 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Results --- p.37 / Chapter Chapter 5 --- Discussion and Suggestions / Chapter 5.1 --- Discussion --- p.44 / Chapter 5.2 --- Pedagogical Suggestions --- p.49 / Chapter 5.3 --- Suggestions for Further Studies --- p.52 / References --- p.53 / Appendices / Chapter IA. --- Reading passages in the pilot study --- p.63 / Chapter B. --- Questionnaire on pop culture in the pilot study --- p.65 / Chapter C. --- Administration Procedure in the pilot study --- p.66 / Chapter IIA. --- Reading passages in the main study --- p.67 / Chapter B. --- Questionnaire on pop culture in the main study --- p.69 / Chapter C. --- Administration Procedure in the main study --- p.70 / Chapter IIIA. --- Statistical results for the whole group --- p.71 / Chapter B. --- Statistical results for subgroup A --- p.76 / Chapter C. --- Statistical results for subgroup B --- p.78