Defiant Indigeneity: The Politics of Hawaiian Performance

by Stephanie Nohelani Teves

Book Overview

"Aloha" is at once the most significant and the most misunderstood word in the Indigenous Hawaiian lexicon. For K&257;naka 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,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469640554
• ISBN13: 9781469640556
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"