This thesis explores how pirate cultures and “informal” distribution circuits operate on the ground level and integrate global media texts (mainly Hollywood films) into a small section of the local everyday society of Hanoi, Viet Nam. Situating the pirate stores and its components as active and central, this thesis will examine the physical flow of media through these store sites. In addition, by exploring the interactions between media texts, store owners and workers, customers, and the store’s design itself, this thesis will reveal how media piracy (as a form of distribution and “normal” access) influences and negotiates modernity, cultures, identities, and meanings in Hanoi and Viet Nam.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc149675 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Tran, Anthony |
| Contributors | Benshoff, Harry, Larke-Walsh, George, Tomhave, Jonathan |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | Text |
| Rights | Public, Tran, Anthony, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved. |
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