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Changing Environments 2001
Pacific Studies: PASI 201 22
points
Victoria University of Welllington Wellington, New Zealand Coordinator: Teresia Teaiwa (teresia.teaiwa@vuw.ac.nz) 6 Kelburn
Parade, Room 203 ext. 5110 Tutor: Tereora
Crane 50
Kelburn Parade, Room 210 ext. 5444 Lectures: Mon, Thurs 3-4
HM LT 104 Tutorials: 1 tutorial per week
times/venues tba For additional information: Diana Felagai, 6 Kelburn Parade,
Room 101 Course Aims and Objectives: Talofa lava, Malo e lelei, Kia orana, Bula vinaka, Yu
orait no moa, Fakalofa atu, Taloha ni, Kam na bane ni mauri, Tena Koutou!
Welcome to PASI 201 Changing Environments. With this course we build on
PASI 101 to deepen our understanding of Pacific pasts. PASI 201 is essentially
a history course that focuses on Polynesian peoples. The title “Changing
Environments” refers to both continuities and ruptures in cultural and
political developments over time. The pre-colonial, colonial
and “post-colonial” experience of eastern and western Polynesian societies will
be compared and contrasted. This course combines a thematic and chronological
approach. As much as possible, the writings and creative productions of
indigenous Pacific writers, artists and commentators will be discussed. Students who pass the paper
will:
Key Texts:
Field trip report: you may choose to submit a report on any one of our class field trips.
You may turn your report in at any time during the trimester, preferably before
Friday 4pm of Week 12. It is recommended, however, that you do your report as
soon after the field trip as possible. The purpose of the field trip report is
to focus your powers of observation and allow you to share your
reflections—both critical and complimentary— on these outings. Turnbull Library or National Archive exercise: Select two comparable sources from either the
Turnbull Library or the National Archives--one from Eastern Polynesia and one
from Western Polynesia. For example, you could select children's storybooks,
constitutions, official documents, biographies or even volumes of newspapers.
Provide a full bibliographic entry and 300-400 word annotations for each of
your two sources. An annotation provides a descriptive overview of the contents
of a source and highlights some of its interesting points. Comparative History Essay: Please consult with your tutor, lecturer or Liz
Richardson if you are not sure about how to go about writing your essay.
Building on your Turnbull Library/National Archive exercise, pick a topic or
series of questions from the course outline that is relevant to your sources,
and write an essay of about 1500 words on it. Class Exercise 5% for seminar presentation Seminar presentations are
scheduled for tutorials between Week 9 and 12. Students will be reminded to
sign-up for their seminar dates and times after the mid-trimester break.
Seminar presentations must be based on written work done in the course (i.e.
field trip report, Turnbull Library exercise or Comparative History essay.) The
seminar is an opportunity for you to share, elaborate or reflect on work you
have already done in the course. Each seminar is to be 7-10 minutes in length
and assessment will be based on organization, accuracy, provision of
references, and audience interest. Class Test 50
minute test—Thursday August 23
10% identification and short answers 10% summaries of selected course
texts Final Exam 3 hour Registry Examination—Date and
Time tba 10% identification and short answers 15% summaries of selected course
texts 15% 2 essays The test and examination
emphasize familiarity with the readings and discussions in lecture and
tutorial. Tagata Pasifika Room
The Tagata Pasifika Room (Rm
102) 6 Kelburn Parade is available for use by Pacific Islands students. It is
equipped with two computers that are linked to a printer for word-processing.
Pick up the key from 10 Kelburn Parade at the Liaison Office, leave your ID
card and return the key to 10 Kelburn Parade after use to pick up your ID card. The Pacific Islands Liaison
officer, Alofa Lale is available to help you with course advice and planning.
She is available from Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5.00pm. Alofa can be
contacted by ringing 04 463 5374 or 04 463 5233 ext 8931, dropping in to her
office Rm 102B at 10 Kelburn Parade or e-mail Alofa.Lale@vuw.ac.nz Maori and Pacific Islands Students
Every Friday from 1-4pm,
MAPIS is an informal drop-in time to get help in areas like statistics, essay
writing, study skills, etc. A great chance to meet other people! In addition, PASI 201 is
piloting a drop-in session especially for Pacific Nations students that will be
held weekly at 6KP. For more information contact Liz Richardson, phone 463-5996
or email Liz.Richardson@vuw.ac.nz Accommodation for Students with
Disabilities
Students with disabilities
requiring information on support and services, or wanting to discuss any
particular concern about studying at the University, should contact the
coordinator for Students with Disabilities located at 2 Waiteata Road, phone
472-1000 ext 8231. For matters relating to your participation in PASI 201
please contact the course coordinator in the first instance. Accommodation
arrangements for students with disabilities need to be discussed as soon as
possible with the course coordinator. Workloads and Mandatory Course Requirements
To be entitled to sit the
final examination students need to meet the following requirements:
The workload for PASI 201 is
consistent with other departments within the Faculty of Humanities and Social
Sciences 22 point courses. You are expected to allow on average 15 hours per
week for this course. Students are encouraged to
use the opportunities in tutorials to debate and discuss issues raised in
lectures. Tutorials will be held between Week 2 and Week 13. General University Requirements
Students should familiarize
themselves with the University’s requirements, particularly those regarding
assessment and course study requirements, and formal academic grievance
procedures, contained in the statutes in the Calendar, and should read the requirements of this course outline
in this context. The Calendar also
contains the Statute on Conduct, which ensures that members of the University
community are able to work, learn, study and participate in the academic and
social aspects of the University’s life in an atmosphere of safety and respect.
The statute contains information on what conduct is prohibited and what steps
can be taken if there is a complaint. Grievance Procedures
If you have any academic
problems with your paper you should talk to the tutor or lecturer concerned or,
if you are not satisfied with the result of that meeting, see the Head of
Department/School or Associate Dean (Students) of the Faculty of Humanities and
Social Sciences. Class representatives are available to assist you with this
process. Avoiding Plagiarism (Adopted and adapted from
SAMO 111 Course Outline 1999 and Auckland University’s 271.201 Pacific Worlds
Course Outline 2000) What is plagiarism? It is
copying another student’s essay or work, taking material directly from books
and other sources without acknowledgement, and re-using some work you have
already handed in to another course. It is a serious offence. Doing this will
cost you marks. It may even mean you get your work back ungraded and this means
you fail. In extreme cases, university procedures may be invoked. Of course, everyone uses other
peoples’ ideas and information (if not their exact words) to write essays. But
it is important that these ideas and words are acknowledged and cited.
Different academic disciplines have different conventions for citing sources.
You are asked to follow those current in Pacific Studies. The proper formats
for citations and references are illustrated below: The following is a direct
quote: “Most Pacific
Islanders are reluctant to make difficult decisions, even if they appear to be
the right ones, for fear of giving offence” (Latukefu 1992:30). You could paraphrase the
above quote in different ways. Here are two examples: Many Pacific people
fear offending others and as a result, even their beliefs do not seem to help
them make difficult decisions (Latukefu 1992:30). or: Latukefu suggests
that many Pacific people shy away from making choices that are unpopular even
if they are right (Latukefu 1992:30). The following is plagiarism: For fear of giving
offence, most Pacific Islanders reluctantly make difficult decisions, even if
they are the right ones. Note: in the last example, not only was there a very
simplistic paraphrasing of the original, but there was also no citation
provided. PASI 201
Changing Environments Course Outline Week 1 Approaching
Polynesia: I ka wa ma mua, I ka wa ma hope
July 16-20
M Introduction
and Course Outline Th Approaches
to Polynesian History Reader: Selections
from Sir Peter Buck/Te Rangi Hiroa, Vikings
of the Sunrise; and Sir Tom Davis, Island
Boy Reserve: Epeli
Hau’ofa, “Our Sea of Islands” in A New
Oceania; Douglas L. Oliver, “The Polynesians” in The Pacific Islands. NO TUTORIAL Week
2 Pre-colonial worldviews
July
23-27
M The
Time of Darkness: Ao maksul ta
Th Field trip: Te Herenga Waka Marae Reader: Selections
from Robert W. Williamson, Religious and
Cosmic Beliefs of Central Polynesia;
Reserve: Selections
from Kumulipo; Lilikala Kame’eleihiwa, A Legendary Tradition of Kamapua`a, the Pig God;
Beaglehole: S.Percy
Smith, Niue-fekai (Savage) Island and
its People (with
appendices by Pulekula and Mohe Lagi)
Tutorial: Activity: Ice-breakers Discussion:
How useful are these oral traditions? What do they tell us about Polynesian
pasts? What do they tell us about Polynesian unity? What do they tell us about
Polynesian diversity? How are they relevant to contemporary Polynesians? Week 3 Pre-Colonial
Encounters (Native and Native) July 30-August 3
M Face to
face: He alo a he alo Th Guest
Lecture: Tereora Crane Video: The
Navigators (58 min) Reader: Selections
from Ben Finney, Hokule`a: the Way to
Tahiti; Lessin and Lessin, Village of
the Conquerors: Sawana: a Tongan Village in Fiji. Reserve: Selection from David Chappell’s Double Ghosts Tutorial Discussion:
Did Polynesians travel between Pacific Islands before the Europeans arrived?
How did Polynesians maintain kinship, economic, political and spiritual ties
with each other? Did Polynesians have much contact with Melanesians and
Micronesians in the pre-colonial period? Why or why not? Week 4 Pre-Colonial
Encounters (Native and European) August 6-10
M On the
Beach (and other Liminal Spaces) Th Field trip: Turnbull Library Readings: Selections
from the voyaging accounts of Cook and David Chappell’s Double Ghosts. Reserve: Greg
Dening, The Bounty: An Ethnographic History;
E.H. McCormick, Omai: Pacific Envoy;
Joseph Waterhouse, The King and People of
Fiji; Selections from the voyaging accounts of Wilkes. Tutorial Discussion:
What were the dominant characteristics of encounters between Polynesians and
Europeans? Were there differences between the encounters in Eastern and Western
Polynesia? Did it matter whether the encounters were just between elites or
between commoners? Where did they tend to meet? How did they communicate? What
structured their relationships? Have any of these structures survived into the
present? Why or why not? Week
5 Colonial Collaborations
August 13-17
M Liumuri—Betrayal? Or Forward Thinking? Th Field
trip: National Archives Reader Roger
C. Thompson, “Britain, Germany, Australia, and New Zealand in Polynesia”, in Tides of History; The Works of Ta’unga:
records of a Polynesian traveler in the South Seas; Reserve: Selections
from Colin Newbury, Tahiti Nui: Change
and Survival in French Polynesia 1767-1945; Andrew Thornley, Mai kea ki vei? Stories of Methodism from
Fiji and Rotuma; Charles W. Forman, “Missions and Churches 1900-1942: The
Eastern and Central Islands,” in The
Island Churches of the South Pacific: Emergence in the Twentieth Century. Tutorial Discussion: Why were colonial
powers interested in acquiring Polynesian territories? How did Polynesians
assist in their own colonization, and the colonization of others? Why did
Polynesians so readily accept Christianity? Week
6 Colonial Conflicts Turnbull/Archive
Exercise Due
August 20-24
M Guest
Lecture: Toeolesulusulu Dr. Damon Salesa (National Library Fellow) Th NOTICE: CLASS TEST Video: Act
of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation (57 min) Readings: Selections
from H.E. Maude, Slavers in Paradise;
Noel Rutherford and Peter Hempenstall, Protest
and Dissent in the Colonial Pacific… Reserve: Selections
from Colin Newbury, Tahiti Nui: Change
and Survival in French Polynesia 1767-1945. Tutorial Discussion:
What were the reasons for conflicts between Polynesians and European
colonizers? Are there any similarities between colonial conflicts in Eastern
and Western Polynesia? How have Polynesians resisted colonial domination? MID-TRIMESTER BREAK Week
7 O Tama Toa
September 10-14
M Video: Fit
for a King (51 min) Th Mana Readings: Selections
from Sir Tom Davis, Island Boy: An
Autobiography, Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, The
Pacific Way: a Memoir; Reserve: Fay
G. Calkins, My Samoan Chief. Tutorial: Discussion:
What are the similarities and contrasts between Sir Tom Davis and Ratu Sir
Kamisese Mara? How did Polynesian leaders negotiate traditional and modern
values? How are the experiences of chiefly men different from other men? Why is
there not much scholarship which analyses Polynesian masculinity? How would we
characterize the historical relationship between Polynesian men and Europeans? Week
8 O Wahine Toa
September 17-21
M Mana Wahine Th Mana Wahine (cont’d) Readings: Selections
from Lili`uokalani, Hawaii’s Story by
Hawaii’s Queen; Elizabeth Ellem, Queen
Salote of Tonga: the story of an era; Reserve: Peggy
Fairbairn-Dunlop, Tamaitai Samoa;
Haunani-Kay Trask, “Mana and Hawaiian Women” in From a Native Daughter; Tupou Posesi Fonua, Malo Tupou: an oral history; Bengt Danielsson, “The Hula Girl as
Housewife” in Love in the South Seas. Tutorial Discussion:
What are the similarities and contrasts between Queen Lili’uokalani and Queen
Salote? How did Polynesian leaders balance traditional and modern values? How
are the experiences of chiefly women different from other women? What, if any,
are the qualitative differences between the dominant outsider interest in
Polynesian women, and their own self-representations? Week
9 Sovereignty and Decolonization Essay Due
September 24-28
M Guest
Lecture: Tereora Crane Th The State of our Pacific States Video: The
Tribunal (84 min) Reader: Selections
from Zohl de Ishtar, Daughters of the
Pacific; Reserve: Nic
MacLellan, After Moruroa: France in the
South Pacific; Haunani-Kay Trask, From
a Native Daughter; Sudden Rush (audio). Tutorial Seminar Presentations Week
10 Diasporas
October 1-5 M Video: New Zealand, An Immigrant Nation: Searching
for Paradise (46 min) Th Field Trip: Te Papa Readings: Selections
from Toa Luka, Niue Island to New Zealand;
Cathy Small, Voyages from Tongan Villages
to American Suburbs… Reserve: Morgan
Tuimaleali`ifano, Samoans in Fiji; Logs
in the Current of the Sea: Neli Lifuka’s story of Kioa and the Vaitupu
Colonists; Te Vaka (audio). Tutorial Seminar
Presentations Week
11 Renaissance?
October 8-12
M Navel-gazing? Th Guest
Lecture: Dr. Peter Brunt (Art History) Reader: John
Pule, “Tales of Life’s Legends” from The
Shark that Ate the Sun Reserve: Nicholas
Thomas, Oceanic Art; Sean Mallon and
Fulimalo Pereira, Speaking in Colour;
“TereNeSia” (audio). Tutorial Seminar
Presentations Week
12 Revision
October 15-19
M Sa rauta? Enough? Th Course
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