Asia and the Pacific in German Culture
February 14, 9:00am - 5:30pm
Mānoa Campus, Center for Korean Studies
Join us for a two day conference on Asia and the Pacific in German Culture.
Up to date Conference Program
Friday, February 14
9.00 - 9.30 am - Welcome Remarks
Dean Robert Bley-Vroman – University of Hawai'i, College of Languages, Linguistics and Literature,
Prof. Niklaus Schweizer – University of Hawai’i, LLEA / German
9.30 - 10.30 am - Keynote Address
Introduction by Prof. Fata Simanu-Klutz - University of Hawai’i, IPLL / Samoan
Prof. James Bade, Auckland University, German
“The German Connection with the Pacific, 1843-1918: Samoa, New Zealand and Tonga.â€
10.45 am - 12.15 pm - Panel 1: The Pacific
Anthropology, Travel and Art
“German Copra Traders in the Marshallese Imaginary, 1861-1885â€, Monica LaBriola – Ph.D. University of Hawai’i, Dept of History
“Tattoos, Cannibalism and the Male Body: Encounters in Pre-Colonial Pacific Islandsâ€, Verena Hutter – Visiting Assistant Professor, DePauw University, Dept of Modern Languages
“Imagining Palau: The Post-WWI Work of Max Pechstein and the Politics of Placeâ€, Brett Van Hoesen – Assistant Professor, University of Nevada, Reno, Art History
12.15 - 1.15 pm - Lunch
1.15 - 2.45 pm - Panel 2 - The Pacific – Travel and Politics
“Hawaii and the German Speaking Peoplesâ€, Niklaus Schweizer – Professor, University of Hawai’i, Dept of LLEA / German
“Tonga and the Friendship Treaty with the German Empireâ€, Lorenz Gonschor – ABD, University of Hawai’i, Political Science
“Samoa and the German Presenceâ€, Fata Simanu-Klutz – Assistant Professor, University of Hawai’i, Dept of IPLL / Samoan
3.15 - 3.30 pm - Panel 3 - The Pacific and Beyond
“Karl Haushofer's Views on Pacific Affairsâ€, Christian Spang – Assistant Professor, Daito Bunka University, Dept of Foreign Languages
3.30 - 4.30 pm - Roundtable Discussion
5.00-5.30 pm - Reception and Performances
Aaja Nachle Hawaii Indian Dances
- German Club - Samoan Club
Saturday, February 15, 2014
8.00 - 9.00 am - Royal Hawaiian Band
9.30 - 10.30 am - Keynote Address
Introduction by Prof. Sai Bhatawadekar - University of Hawai'i, IPLL / Hindi
Professor Douglas McGetchin, Florida Atlantic University, Associate Professor of History
“The Specter Haunting German Orientalism: Edward Said’s Influence on the Study of Germans, India and the British Empireâ€
10.45 am - 12.15 pm - Panel 4: India – Philosophy
“NÄgÄrjuna and Gadamer on the Possibility of Disagreement",
Benjamin Zenk – ABD, University of Hawai’i, Dept of Philosophy
“Self, Nature and Cultural Identity: 19th Century Western Explorations of Asian Thoughtâ€, Douglas Berger – Associate Professor, Southern Illinois University, Dept of Philosophy
1.30 - 3.00 pm - Panel 5: South East Asia and China
Race, Literature and Cinema
“The Involvement of the Rhenish Mission Society in the Toba Wars (1878)â€, Uli Kozok – Professor, University of Hawai’i, IPLL
“Vicki Baum's Liebe und Tod auf Bali (1937): Post-Colonial Novel of Colonial Times?â€, Agata Joanna Lagiewka – Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Dept of English and German Philology
“Imag(in)ing the Other: Magical Realism in Ulrike Ottinger's Johanna d/Arc of Mongoliaâ€, Nichole Neuman - University of Minnesota, Dept of German
3.00 - 3.30 pm - Break
3.30 - 4.00 pm - Endnote Address
Prof. Sai Bhatawadekar, IPLL / Hindi, University of Hawai’i
“The Present and Future of German Orientalismâ€
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Cosponsors: German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD); the Office of the Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs (OVCAA); Student Equity Excellence Diversity / Diversity Equity Initiative; the College of Arts and Humanities; the College of Languages, Linguistics and Literature; International Cultural Studies; University of Hawaii Libraries; Center for Pacific Island Studies; Center for South Asian Studies; Center for Southeast Asian Studies; Departments of Indo-Pacific Languages and Literatures; Department of Languages and Literatures of Europe and the Americas.
Ticket Information
free
Event Sponsor
IPLL / LLEA, Mānoa Campus
More Information
Prof. Christina Gerhardt, (808) 956-4182, cg2020@hawaii.edu, https://www.facebook.com/asiapacificgermany