Week 9 M 10/18 - Samoa
Monday 10/18 NO CLASS ZOOM - viewing materials available for free via links
Viewing: Tusiata Avia “Wild Dogs Under My Skirt”
Viewing: Terisa Siagotonu "Meauli"
Viewing: Selina Tusitala Marsh "Fast Talking PI"
Wednesday 10/20 Zoom Class Discussion
Reading: Salina Tusitala Marsh “Mana Tamaʻitaʻi”
Reading: Lani Wendt Young "When Brown Women Write"
Reading: Annie Dillard "Sirens of the South Seas"
Optional Reading: Sharrad Review of Sinavaiana's Alchemies of Distance
Laulima Forum Post due Sunday 10/24 by 11:55pm
Work on your creative arts "made" piece
- Note extended deadline - now due 10/31
Monday 10/18 NO CLASS ZOOM - viewing materials available for free via links
Viewing: Tusiata Avia “Wild Dogs Under My Skirt”
Viewing: Terisa Siagotonu "Meauli"
Viewing: Selina Tusitala Marsh "Fast Talking PI"
Wednesday 10/20 Zoom Class Discussion
Reading: Salina Tusitala Marsh “Mana Tamaʻitaʻi”
Reading: Lani Wendt Young "When Brown Women Write"
Reading: Annie Dillard "Sirens of the South Seas"
Optional Reading: Sharrad Review of Sinavaiana's Alchemies of Distance
Laulima Forum Post due Sunday 10/24 by 11:55pm
Work on your creative arts "made" piece
- Note extended deadline - now due 10/31
Readings
Salina Tusitala Marsh “Mana Tamaʻitaʻi”
Consider how Marsh expands the scope of mana wahine in this Samoan variation. Compare and contrast it to mana wahine Maori and Maoli, as well as to Indigenous feminist concerns. |
Lani Wendt Young "When Brown Women Write"
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Dillard: "Sirens of the South Seas"
Who is the audience for this writing by a famous American author? What kinds of tropes and stereotypes does she invoke? What do you think her purpose is for writing this piece? How does her work affect natives? |
Optional reading: Sharrad Review of Sinavaiana's Alchemies of Distance
***** Academic Tips****** There are at least 2 effective ways to decide if you want to read the whole text of something that has peaked your interest or has been recommended to you: 1) Read the abstract. Look for keywords that signal the author is addressing your discipline(s) and themes of interest. 2) Read a book review of the lengthy text. A book review (especially by a scholar you already trust) will succinctly state the thesis, main points, critiques, disciplinary interventions (new cutting-edge scholarship or reframing of old ideas), and highlight the author's insights. |
Viewings:
Tusiata Avia - "Wild Dogs Under My Skirt"
Terisa Siagotonu "Meauli"
Consider the poet's call to address the village, its anti-blackness, the status of Afakasi (mixed-race), and diasporic relations
Consider the poet's call to address the village, its anti-blackness, the status of Afakasi (mixed-race), and diasporic relations
Selina Tusitala Marsh "Fast Talking PI"
Pay attention to the poet's responses to stereotypes, colonialism, white supremacy. Also think about what it means that a New Zealand Poet Laureate is a diasporic Samoan and Tuvaluan.
Pay attention to the poet's responses to stereotypes, colonialism, white supremacy. Also think about what it means that a New Zealand Poet Laureate is a diasporic Samoan and Tuvaluan.