Winter 2026
Meeting:
MW 12:30pm - 2:20pm
SLN:
10091
Section Type:
Lecture
Joint Sections:
AIS 375 C
CURRENT COURSE DESCRIPTION PER
INSTRUCTOR: REVIEWS HAWAIIAN
LITERATURE CREATED BY KANAKA MAOLI
(NATIVE HAWAIIANS) FROM TIME
IMMEMORIAL THROUGH TO TODAY.
EXAMINES THE DEFINITIONS OF
'LITERATURE' THROUGH AN INDIGENOUS
WORLDVIEW, WHILE CELEBRATING THE
WORK OF PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE
KANAKA MAOLI ARTISTS, SCHOLARS,
CULTURAL PRACTITIONERS, AND
KNOWLEDGE HOLDERS. EXPOSURE TO OLEL
HAWAII (HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE) IN
COURSEWORK.
Catalog Description:
Covers views by Native Hawaiian and multicultural writers and composers, studied within historical contexts ranging from the eighteenth century to the present. Examines how the colonization of a sovereign people redefines culture in ethnocentric, racist, Orientialist ways. Analyzes strategies of decolonization as presented and interpreted in works studied.
GE Requirements Met:
Diversity (DIV)
Arts and Humanities (A&H)
Credits:
5.0
Status:
Active
Last updated:
November 19, 2025 - 1:12 pm