Find the discussion instructions and prompts at the bottom of the page. Remember to follow posting guidelines where you start each response with a sociological imagination – define it/ explain it and apply it in your posts.

Lecture – The Sociology of Culture
This module is about how Sociologists view the topic of culture. Remember, Sociologists are interested in all things that have to do with people and how we function in groups. And we will continue to use our developing Sociological Imagination in analyzing culture.

Here is a link to a Module 3 Optional Office Hour (链接到外部网站。) where you can view me interacting with students about this module’s material:
https://fhda-edu.zoom.us/rec/share/s2d79bAGjePuPjQl0XOkaxHpHJ_MrBZtnW1DTdfHBf0l4I69R0iz3EOc-d1EjKU2.3XNWYSknlKpgbKrz?startTime=1602615521000 (链接到外部网站。)

Important Question: Can we function in groups better?

Important Answer: Yes, we can (either attributed to President Obama in his “Yes Pecan” Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream or Bob the Builder)!

Another Important Question: How do we need to know we need to function better?

Another Important Answer:
Because there is a tremendous amount of misunderstanding, miscommunication, inequality, racism, xenophobia, and strife (all the way up to genocide and war) in our regional, national, and/or global societies.

So we literally have nothing to lose and everything to gain by really sharpening our analysis skills on things like culture and how it is informed by the above and is also part of the answer for a better world.

We are interested in really 3 levels of analysis

the personal or micro level,
the mid-range or “meso” level (Ferris and Stein refer to this as “the micro-macro link”),
and the macro or systemic level.
As you work through the module’s material, think about culture and how it is both up close and personal, but it is also embedded in a larger historical, political, economic, and other contexts that profoundly shape both it and us. And we might not even be aware of any of these levels of functioning! How can we change something or even participate in it well, if we don’t even know it exists? (answer: we can’t ????)

To bring greater awareness, we will use two very different examples that explore the concept of culture:

The first example is perhaps a more abstract one but something everyone kind of is aware of and has some ideas about even if you haven’t actually been there (Hawaiian culture). Better yet, if you’ve ever visited Hawai’i, have lived there, or are from there, you will also have some great insight/experience to share and reflect upon.
And the other is a very applied and personal example (your name).
So let’s get after it, shall we?!

Lovely Hula Hands: Corporate Tourism and the Prostitution of Hawaiian Culture By Dr. Haunani-Kay Trask
Haunani Kay TraskPhoto Credit: Poetry Foundation (链接到外部网站。)

Please read the above article in your Ferguson, Mapping the Social Landscape, reader.

Who is Trask?
Bachelor’s, Masters and Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin- Madison.
Native Hawaiian academic, activist, documentarian, and writer.
Professor of Hawaiian Studies with the Kamakakuokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa.
Represented Native Hawaiians in the United Nations and other global forums.
Co-founder of the Native Hawaiian Sovereignty group, Ka Lahui Hawai’i.
Author of several books of poetry and nonfiction.
Widely considered an authority on Hawaiian political issues, as well as an internationally known indigenous human rights advocate.
Trask is an outspoken advocate for Hawaiian peoples and culture. She sees the situation in Hawai’i as an “ornamental hoax” and the dispossession of Hawaiin people as the real scandal of Hawai’i – a story most Americans don’t know.
The material below will give you more important background material for when you read the article.

As you are reading and thinking about this Module, ask yourself: How does the article show the social context of the colonization of the Hawaiian people?

The Importance of Understanding the History of Hawai’i
Most Americans know a story of Hawai’i that is not the real story of Hawai’i.

For example, think about what you know about Hawai’i.

Then consider the following information that gives you a look at the history of Hawai’i, from the perspective of Native Hawaiian people.

Trask on the Word “Haole”
This is a clip of the author, Dr. Haunani K. Trask being interviewed on a “Throwback Thursday” Television program that aired in Hawai’i when she was written a letter by a University of Hawai’i student complaining about the use of the word ha’ole. (Video – Approximately 5 minutes)

Throwback Thursday: In 1990 a letter written by a 32-year-old Caucasian student at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa was published in the Ka Leo newspaper. The student claimed the Hawaiian word “haole” was derogative and equated it to the n-word. In response, Professor Haunani-Kay Trask published an article in the same newspaper where she provided a brief history of Hawaiʻi, discussed the decline of our language, and highlighted the narrative of white supremacy in America. Following her response came a flood of controversy, which included threats to remove her as the Director for the Center of Hawaiian Studies. In spite of this, Trask was able to keep her position as director, going on to inspire and educate many of today’s Hawaiian / Kānaka Maoli leaders. #HaunaniKayTrask (链接到外部网站。) #HawaiianStudies (链接到外部网站。) #Haole (链接到外部网站。) #HawaiianLanguage (链接到外部网站。) #WhiteSupremacy (链接到外部网站。) #ʻIkeMatters (链接到外部网站。) #KeepTheConversationGoing (链接到外部网站。) Source Material: Island Issues: Racism and Academic Freedom. VHS, 1990.

“Then There Were None” (2 minutes)

Captioned version of “Then There Were None” video (链接到外部网站。)

Note the population of pure Hawaiians throughout history…

1778: over 500,000 pure Hawaiians
1893: 40,000 pure Hawaiians
1959: 12,245 pure Hawaiians
1993: 8,711 pure Hawaiians
By 2044 demographers predict there will not be a pure Hawaiian left.
See “Inside USA: The Other Hawai’i Avi Lewis Presents” – video clips may be available at Al Jazeera English: Inside USA – The Other Hawaii (链接到外部网站。)

The Other Hawaii Part 1 (11 minutes)

Captioned version of “The Other Hawaii” video (链接到外部网站。)

The Other Hawaii Part 2 (11 minutes)

Captioned version of “The Other Hawaii – Part 2” video (链接到外部网站。)

Demonstrate your Sociological Imagination (SI): Discussion Questions
Background
Every other Module will have a graded discussion (which means every other module is just a practice one).

For graded discussions, click on the three vertical dots around the assignment to see the grading rubric.

Instructions

Review
Review the listed discussion topics (each is explained on its own page following this one).
Choose
Choose any one of the listed discussion topics by clicking on that discussion topic page. If one or more discussion topic is labeled “Mandatory” – respond to it/them and choose other topics for your subsequent posts.
Read through and watch any videos on that discussion topic page. (You can read all of the pages if you’d like.)
Choose one of the questions at the end of the discussion topic page to respond to. How to respond? Follow the “There is a Grading Rubric for this Discussion” points below closely.
Interact
Respond to at least two other person’s posts (minimum).
Make your first (minimum) post from Monday-Wednesday. Make your second or more posts Thursday-Friday.
Respond to others if they respond to you.
There is a Grading Rubric for This Discussion
Where is it? Click on the three vertical dots on the upper right-hand corner of this page.

Remember to:

⭐️ ????KEY Refer to the grading rubric (tap on the three vertical dots in the upper right hand corner of this Canvas Course screen) for what to do. Start your responses (prompts listed below) by defining an SI (from either the Mills in Ferguson reader article or Ferris and Stein text only) and citing the source in ASA or APA format. (See the course Resources Module on What an SI is and How to Cite.)
Explain what your definition means in terms of how the situation you discuss is both a personal trouble AND a public issue. How is the issue you are explaining systemic or structural?
Contribute a minimum of 1 post by Wednesday evening and other posts by the discussion deadline.
Cite your sources in APA or ASA format.
Interact with at least one other student for each post. If someone responds to you, respond to them. Interact throughout the module time period – have actual conversations with others.
Topics
Topic 1 Module 3 MANDATORY Discussion String – What’s in YOUR Name? (respond to this one and the other mandatory discussion topic, minimum)

Topic 2 Module 3 MANDATORY Lovely Hula Hands Reader Article (respond to this and the other mandatory discussion topic, minimum)

Topic 3 Module 3 Good Resources – Find and Share
Module 3 MANDATORY Discussion String – What’s in YOUR Name?
Instructions
After you have read the article “The Promise” in lecture 1, write out a short response where you use your Sociological Imagination to explain how you got your name. Start by giving a definition of the SI from one of our course sources (cite the source – not sure how? See the course “Resources Module” page on how to cite.)
Give us your whole name and explain why you were named this. If you don’t know how you got your name or you don’t want to share about it, interview someone about how they got their name. How is someone’s name related to our society or historical time period or other social factors? Explain. Directly and explicitly bring in references to Mills’ Sociological Imagination from the article and class material on “The Promise.” Cite the source. Explain how doing this exercise helps you develop your Sociological Imagination.
Then choose any of the other module discussion prompts to respond to in this course module (module 3).

Lovely Hula Hands: Corporate Tourism and the Prostitution of Hawaiian Culture By Haunani-Kay Trask
Haunani Kay Trask

Dr. Haunani Kay Trask
Photo: Poetry Foundation (链接到外部网站。)

Questions for Discussion (Choose one. Cite source[s].)
(Use a Sociological Imagination to Answer any One of these questions. Start you post(s) with a definition of the SI.)
What is a “Sociological Imagination”? See our course page on the SI.
How does Trask see tourism in Hawaii? Does she think it is basically positive or negative? Why?

What kind of analogy does Trask use to describe the relationship among multinational corporations and native Hawaiian people?

According to Trask, how do most native Hawaiian people view tourism? Give examples.

Did reading this article change the way you think about Hawaii? Give examples of why or why not?

Use your Sociological Imagination to analyze and explain a main point from the article.

Why are most Americans unaware of Hawaiian history?

Do you have a favorite passage? Explain why you like it.
Remember to
1) Start each post with a quoted definition of the SI from one of our course sources. Use data or facts to support your points. Cite the source(s).

2) Connect your points to our course materials (use a term, concept, or theory from our course text/lecture or reader).

3) Try to have an explicit Sociological Imagination in your response.

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