ISBN:
9781469640570
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource
,
Illustrations (black and white).
Series Statement:
Critical indigeneities
Series Statement:
North Carolina scholarship online
DDC:
305.89942
Keywords:
Geschichte
;
Ethnische Identität
;
Soziale Situation
;
Hawaiians Ethnic identity
;
Hawaiians Social life and customs
;
Hawaiians Social conditions
;
Hawaiians Government relations
;
Hawaii
Abstract:
'Aloha' is at once the most significant and the most misunderstood word in the indigenous Hawaiian lexicon. For Kanaka Maoli people, the concept of 'aloha' is a representation and articulation of their identity, despite its misappropriation and commandeering by non-native audiences in the form of things like the 'hula girl' of popular culture. Considering the way aloha is embodied, performed, and interpreted in native Hawaiian literature, music, plays, dance, drag performance, and even ghost tours from the twentieth century to the present, Stephanie Nohelani Teves shows that misunderstanding of the concept by non-native audiences has not prevented the Kanaka Maoli from using it to create and empower community and articulate its distinct Indigenous meaning.
Note:
Previously issued in print: 2018
,
Includes bibliographical references and index
DOI:
10.5149/northcarolina/9781469640556.001.0001
URL:
https://doi.org/10.5149/northcarolina/9781469640556.001.0001
