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Last modified February 21, 2023
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.†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 Empire†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 Orientalism†### Program and details also here: https://www.facebook.com/asiapacificgermany 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
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9:00am |
PI-CASC Graduate Student Symposium
Mānoa Campus, Inmin Conference Room, East West Center
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9:30am |
Mathematics Final Oral
Mānoa Campus, George 213
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12:00pm |
Lunchbreak Mindfulness Series: The Spring Refresh
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2:00pm |
ASUHWO General Senate Meeting
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3:00pm |
Oceanography Seminar - Daniela Koenig
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3:00pm |
Gaza is Palestine: On Bakers and Storytellers
Mānoa Campus, 3114 Paliuili st
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4:30pm |
Gaza is Palestine: On Bakers and Storytellers
Mānoa Campus, 3114 Paliuili st
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5:00pm |
Part Time JD Flex and Law School Admissions - Zoom Information Session - March
Mānoa Campus, Virtual
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5:00pm |
Maika'i Tubbs: Candidate Presentation for Asst. Prof. Kanaka Maoli Visual Art
Mānoa Campus, ART 101
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7:00pm |
Navigators Bible Study
Mānoa Campus, Honolulu Christian Church 2207 Oahu Ave, Honolulu, HI 96822
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Friday, March 29 |
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3:00pm |
Business Administration Final Oral
Mānoa Campus, Zoom
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Saturday, March 30 |
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7:30pm |
JAVANESE GAMELAN CONCERT
Mānoa Campus, Music Department Barbara Smith Amphiteater
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