UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII
KAPIOLANI COMMUNITY COLLEGE
COURSE OUTLINE FORM
ENG 257B Themes in Literature: Multiethnic Literature of Hawai’i
1.COURSE DESCRIPTION:(02/06/99)
ENG 257B Themes in Literature: Multiethnic Literature of Hawai’i (3)
3 hours lecture/0 lab per week
Prerequisite: Completion of ENG 100, 160 or ESL 100 with a Grade of C or Higher.
A study of selected works of the multiethnic literature of Hawai'i, from the 19th century to the present, focusing on the interaction among people from different ethnic and cultural backgrounds, including Westerners, immigrants, and native Hawaiians, and their descendants. Students will examine such themes as place and identity, conflicting social norms and ideals, and responses to change: assimilation, cooperation and competition, alienation, ethnic prejudices and animosity, localism, multiculturalism, and the revival of native Hawaiian culture.
2.COURSE OBJECTIVES/COMPETENCIES:
Upon successful completion of ENG 257B, the student should be able to:
...Consider a work of literature as a reflection of its cultural milieu.
...Examine a work of literature from various vantage points.
...Examine and analyze the various elements of a literary work.
...Use basic concepts and terminology particular to literary analysis.
...Recognize major themes in a work of literature; explore their implications and identify their basic assumptions.
...Analyze structure; understand how form contributes to meaning.
...Show greater sensitivity to language and literary devices authors use in literature.
...Appreciate the artistry of literary works and become better acquainted with writers as artists.
...Recognize the need for literary evidence to support opinions and ideas regarding literary works.
...Express opinions and responses to literature clearly and effectively in writing.
Specific Course Competencies:
Upon successful completion of English 257B, the student should be able to:
...Demonstrate knowledge of some of the major writers of Hawai'i from the 19th century to the present, from a range of ethnic and cultural groups, including native Hawaiian.
...Recognize the universality in human experience, as well as the qualities that make a particular ethnic or cultural group distinct.
...Write papers on different literary problems related to cross-cultural perspectives.
3.GENERAL EDUCATION AND RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER COURSES:
ENG 257B is part of the required 200 series introduction to literature program. The general purpose of all courses in this series is to provide an introduction to the study of literature. These courses fulfill core requirements for AA and AS degree programs.
English 257B supports the following college competency areas:
...Computation and communication abilities
...Values for living
...Awareness of the dynamics in contemporary issues
...Problem-solving and decision-making abilities
...Responsiveness to the arts and humanities
English 257B also satisfies the following Associate in Arts degree competencies:
...Employ those skills in communication, mathematics, and historical content essential to further college work. Show by completion of course in the Humanities sensitivity to values, awareness of their expression in various cultures, and understanding of their importance in the quality of life.
...Show, by completion of elective and/or required courses, the educational background necessary for more specific professional and personal goals.
...Make a decision if desired about further course of study in a four-year college, with a capacity to declare a major and select courses directed toward that major, based upon a realistic assessment of personal needs and aspirations.
English 257B also satisfies the following Associate in Science degree competencies:
...Employ skills and understandings in language and mathematics essential to fulfill program requirements.
...Understand attitudes and values of various cultures and examine their potential for improving the quality of life and meaningfulness in work.
...Understand contemporary issues and problems and respond to the impact of current conditions.
...Demonstrate abilities of conceptual, analytic, and critical modes of thinking.
...Develop insights into human experience and apply them to personal, occupational, and social relationships.
English 257B satisfies the following departmental and/or program competencies:
...Understand the nature of the humanities as a collection of disciplines that study the nature of the human being and human culture, attitudes, accomplishments, and relationships to the universe.
...Recognize the commonality, interrelatedness, tensions, and affirmations of human existence.
...Critically examine the values and attitudes of one's own creations, assertions, decisions, and valuations.
...Learn to listen to and communicate with one's peers and tolerate opposing viewpoints.
...Understand and participate in intellectual and aesthetic pursuits.
...Develop leisure-time activities which encourage a constructive and self-fulfilling existence.
...Foster a spirit of continuous inquiry in pursuit of wisdom.
4.COURSE CONTENT:
The course could be organized in various ways, but the texts should be (1) primarily written by authors who were or are residents of the islands rather than those who were or are visitors; and (2) representative and inclusive of writers of the various ethnic and cultural groups that make up the population of Hawai'i, including a major text of 19th Hawaiian Literature in translation. Here is a possible general outline:
A. Major text of 19th century Hawaiian literature
B. Major texts, from the 19th century to the present, by writers of various ethnic groups.
C. Modern movements to establish a multi-ethnic local literature and ethnic-specific literatures.
Possible themes to focus on:
1. The Uniqueness of Place, Culture, and Traditions of Hawai'i
2. Individualism and Family
3. Issues of Identity
4. A Writer's Response to Historical and Cultural Change
5. The Universal in Human Experience, as reflected in local ethnic literature.
5. POSSIBLE TEXTS:
Numerous collections and texts of Hawai’i’s literature are available; the following list is a sampling:
Balaz, Joseph. Ho'omanoa: An Anthology of Contemporary Hawaiian Literature. Honolulu: Kupa'a Inc. 1989.
Beckwith, Martha Warren. The Kumulipo. Honolulu: UH Press. 1951.
Beckwith, Martha Warren. The Hawaiian Romance of Laieikawai. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Govt. Printing Office. 1919. (Reprinted in 1998 by First People’s Publications.)
Chock, Eric, and Darrel Lum. The Best of Bamboo Ridge. Honolulu: Bamboo Ridge, 1986.
Chock, Eric, James R. Harstad, Darrel H.Y. Lum, and Bill Teter. Growing Up Local: An Anthology of Poetry and Prose from Hawai’i. Honolulu: Bamboo Ridge, 1998.
Elbert, Samuel H. and Noelani Mahoe, eds. and trans. Na Mele o Hawai’i Nei: 101 Hawaiian Songs. Honolulu: UH Press. 1970.
Grant, Glen. Obake: Ghost Stories in Hawai'i. Honolulu: Mutual Publishing. 1994.
Hall, Dana Naone, ed. Malama: Hawaiian Land and Water (Poetry and Prose). Honolulu: Bamboo Ridge Press. 1985.
Hamasaki, Richard, and Wayne Westlake, eds. Mana: Hawaii Edition: A South Pacific Journal of Language and Literature. South Pacific Creative Arts Society. 1981.
Hara, Marie. Banana Heart and Other Stories. Honolulu: Bamboo Ridge Press.
Holt, John Dominis. Princess of the Night Rides and Other Tales. Honolulu: Topgallant Press. 1977.
Holt, John Dominis. Memoirs [Autobiography]. Honolulu: Kupa'a Press.
Holt, John Dominis. Waimea Summer [Novel]. Honolulu: Topgallant Press. 1976.
Kamakau, Samuel Manaiakalani. Ruling Chiefs of Hawai’i [Biographies]. Honolulu: Kamehameha Schools Press. Revised Edition 1992.
Kamakau, Samuel Manaiakalani. Tales and Traditions of the People of Old. Honolulu: Bishop Museum 1991.
Kame’eleihiwa, Lilikala. A Legendary Tradition of Kamapua’a, The Hawaiian Pig God. Honolulu: Bishop Museum Press. 1996.
Kono, Juliet, and Cathy Song. Sister Stew: Fiction and Poetry by Women. Honolulu: Bamboo Ridge Press. 1991.
Morales, Rodney. Speed of Darkness. Honolulu: Bamboo Ridge Press. 1988.
Murayama, Milton. All I Asking for Is My Body. Honolulu: UH Press.
Nakuina, Moses. The Wind Gourd of La’amaomao. Honolulu: Kalamaku Press. 1992.
Pak, Gary. Rice Paper Airplanes. Honolulu: UH Press. 1998.
Pak, Gary. Watcher of Waipuna and other Stories. Honolulu: Bamboo Ridge Press. 1992.
Pukui, Mary K. Na Mele Welo: Songs of Our Heritage. Honolulu: Bishop Museum. 1995.
Pukui, Mary K. and Alfons L. Korn. The Echo of Our Song: Chants and Poems of the Hawaiians. Honolulu: UH Press. 1973.
Skinner, Michelle Cruz. Balikbayan: A Filipino Homecoming [Short Stories]. Honolulu: Bess Press. 1988
Skinner, Michelle Cruz. Mango Season [Novel]. Philippines: Anvil Publishing. 1996.
Stanton, Joseph, ed. Hawaii Anthology. Honolulu: UH Press. 1997.
Stewart, Frank, ed. Passages to the Dream Shore: Short Stories of Contemporary Hawai’i. Honolulu: UH Press.
Stewart, Frank, ed. Poetry Hawaii: A Contemporary Anthology. Honolulu: UH Press.
Trask, Haunani-Kay. From a Native Daughter: Colonialism and Sovereignty in Hawai'i. Monroe, Maine: Common Courage Press. 1993.
Trask, Haunani-Kay. Light in the Crevice Never Seen.[Poetry] Corvalis, Ore: Calyx Books. 1994.
Yamanaka, Lois-Ann. Blu’s Hanging. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. 1997.
Yamanaka, Lois-Ann. Wild Meat and the Bully Burgers. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. 1996.
Yamanaka, Lois-Ann. Saturday Night at the Pahala Theatre. Honolulu: Bamboo Ridge Press. 1993.
6.REFERENCE MATERIALS:
Beckwith, Martha Warren. “Introduction” to The Hawaiian Romance of Laieikawai. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Govt. Printing Office. 1919. 293-330.
Beckwith, Martha Warren. Hawaiian Mythology. Honolulu: UH Press. 1970.
Chock, Eric. “The Neocolonialization of Bamboo Ridge: Repositioning Bamboo Ridge and Local Literature in the 1990s.” Bamboo Ridge: A Hawaii Writers’ Quarterly. Spring 1996. 11-25.
Chock, Eric and Jody Manabe. Writers of Hawaii: A Focus on Our Literary Heritage. Honolulu: Bamboo Ridge. 1986.
Elbert, Samuel H. "Hawaiian Literary Style and Culture." American Anthropologist 53 (July-September 1951): 345-354.
Fujikane, Candance. “Between Nationalisms: Hawai’i’s Local Nation and Its Troubled Racial Paradise.” Critical Mass: A Journal of Asian American Cultural Criticism 1:2 (Spring/Summer 1994): 23-57.
Fujikane, Candance. “Reimagining Development and the Local in Lois-Ann Yamanaka’s Saturday Night at the Pahala Theatre.” Women in Hawai’i: Sites, Identities, Voices. eds. Joyce N. Chinen, Kethleen O. Kane, and Ida Yoshinaga. Honolulu: UH Press (Forthcoming).
Hamasaki, Richard. “Mountains in the Sea.” in Readings in Pacific Literature, Paul Sharrad, ed. Wollongong: New Literatures Research Center, 1993.
Kame’eleihiwa, Lilikala. “Introduction to A Legendary Tradition of Kamapua’a, The Hawaiian Pig God.” Honolulu: Bishop Museum Press. 1996.
Kawaharada, Dennis. Storied Landscapes: Hawaiian Literature and Place. Honolulu: Kalamaku, 1999.
Lum, Darrell. “Local Literature and Lunch” 3-5 in The Best of Bamboo Ridge. Honolulu: Bamboo Ridge, 1986.
Morales, Rodney. “Literature in Hawai’i: A Contentious Multiculturalism.” in Multicultural Hawai’i: The Fabric of a Multiethnic Society, Michael Haas, ed. Honolulu: UH Press. (Forthcoming).
Newman, Katharine. “Hawaiian-American Literature Today: The Cultivation of Mangoes.” MELUS 6. (Summer 1979) 46-77.
Perkins, Leialoha Apo. “The Presence and Non-Presence of Hawaiians in Asian American Narratives, Poetry, and Criticism—and the Non-Presence of Hawaiians in Publishing.” Paper presented at the Pacific Diaspora: Indigenous and Immigrant Communities, Association for Asian American Studies Regional Conference, Honolulu, Hawai’i, 1996.
Sumida, Stephen. And the View from the Shore. Seattle: University of Washington Press. 1991.
Sumida, Stephen. “Waiting for the Big Fish: Recent Research in the Asian American Literature of Hawaii.” 302-318 in The Best of Bamboo Ridge. Honolulu: Bamboo Ridge, 1986.
Trask, Haunani-Kay. “From a Native Daughter.” 147-159, in From a Native Daughter: Colonialism and Sovereignty in Hawai'i. Monroe, Maine: Common Courage Press. 1993.
7.AUXILIARY MATERIALS AND CONTENT:
Handouts, films, and other audio-visual aids as the instructor deems necessary.
8.METHODS OF INSTRUCTION:
The course is primarily lecture/discussion with emphasis on student involvement. Small groups will be used for collaborative learning. Writing will be emphasized as a way of learning.
9.METHOD OF EVALUATION:
Grades will be based largely on writing assignments.
Possible grade distribution:
Papers—60 pts.; Exams—20 pts.; Informal writing and participation—20 pts. Total: 100 pts.
A = 90-100 pts., B = 80-89 pts.; C = 70-79 pts.; D = 60-69 pts.; Below 60 = F.
10. JUSTIFICATION:
English 257B is one of the themes in the 257(alpha) series. It will be offered as a course in Kapi’olani CC’s KAPE (Asia Pacific Emphasis) and supports the strategic planning goal B to “stengthen KCC as a premier resource in Hawaiian, Pacific and Asian Programs.”
11. RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS:
A.This proposal will not require a change in staff, equipment, facilities, or cost.
B.This course will not have any impact on other departments in the areas of prerequisites, program support, or space requirements.
C.Estimated enrollment - 25. Number of sections will vary, depending upon themes instructors decide to focus on.
12.ARTICULATION:
A.Similar English 257 courses (Literature of Hawai’i) are offered at Hawai’i Community College (Eng 257B—Literature of Hawai’i) and Maui Community College (Eng 257E—Literature of Hawai’i).
B.This course is appropriate for articulation with the UHManoa core, UHH, and the other community colleges.