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HIS 475 | Sam Houston State University
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Dr. Jeff Littlejohn |
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Three Hours Credit, Spring 2007 |
Academic Building 4, Room 472 |
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Offered in Honolulu, Hawaii |
(936) 294-4438; (936) 581-4511 |
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Travel: Dec 28, 2006 to Jan 9, 2007 |
http://www.studythepast.com |
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In this course, students will use the Hawaiian Island of Oahu as a laboratory to examine the interaction of global cultures in American history. Working in co-ordination with professors from the School of Hawaiian, Asian and Pacific Studies at the University of Hawaii, class members will visit and interpret key sites, including Waimea Falls, the 'Iolani Palace, the Valley of the Temples, the Mission House Museum, the USS Arizona Memorial, and the Polynesian Cultural Center. |
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1) Students will gain factual knowledge through the study of:
a) interdisciplinary scholarship on the rise and spread of human culture;
b) current research on the impact of European and American imperialism;
c) the resilience of native cultures facing ecological and cultural imperialism;
d) the effort to sustain a pluralistic, democratic society in modern Hawaii.
2) Students will learn fundamental principles, generalizations, and theories.
Students will examine the fundamental principles of historical scholarship as they evaluate traditional and recent interpretations of the American past.
3) Students will analyze and evaluate ideas, arguments, and points of view.
Students will strengthen their capacity for critical examination as they analyze historical developments in Hawaii. In so doing, every student will fulfill assignments that require the use of written and spoken language to recognize, evaluate, and construct arguments on complex and interdisciplinary subjects. |
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| 1) Establish and maintain a BLOG on your trip |
33 percent of grade |
- Start a blog at: https://beta.blogger.com/start | sign-up |
- Respond to reading prompts at the blog
- Post pictures from the sites we visit on your blog
- The course webpage will link to your blog
| 2) Develop a PHOTOSTORY on one of the sites we visit |
33 percent of grade |
- Download Photostory from Microsoft.com | download | sample
- Make a photostory on one of the sites we visit
- Use pictures, music, and voice-overs
- The course webpage will link to your photostory
| 3) Write a 10-15 page RESEARCH PAPER on a course topic |
33 percent of grade |
- Write your paper when we return from the trip
- You must use primary and secondary sources
- You must discuss one of the topics covered in class
- The course webpage will link to your paper
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| dCOURSE SCHEDULE: TOPICS AND EXCURSIONS |
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Thursday, December 28
| 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
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Travel to Honolulu, Hawaii
Continental Airlines
George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)
| Arrive at Airport Terminal E |
7:30 a.m. |
| Depart Houston (Continental Flight 1) |
9:35 a.m. |
| Arrive Honolulu, Hawaii |
2:05 p.m. |
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Friday, December 29
| 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. |
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The Evolution, Migration, and Diversification of Human Cultures
Reading:
* Alfred Crosby, "Pangaea Revisited” from Ecological Imperialism: The Biological Expansion of Europe [ html ]
* Jared Diamond, “Why Did Human History Unfold Differently on Different Continents for the Last 13,000 Years?” [ html ]
* Charts: Jared Diamond's Guns, Germs, and Steel [ html ]
* J.M. Blaut, Environmentalism and Eurocentrism [ html ]
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| 10:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
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Understanding Cultural Interactions
Dr. Ronnie Littlejohn
Professor of Philosophy, Belmont University.
Reading :
* "Comparing Cultures " [ html ]
* "How Cultures Vary " [ html ]
* "Intercultural Interactions" [ html ]
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| 12:30 - 6:30 p.m. |
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Lunch and free time on your own
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| 6:30 - 7:45 p.m |
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Early Hawaiians and their Cultural Worldview
Drs. Ronnie and Jeff Littlejohn
Reading:
* "From Precontact to Statehood: Precontact" [ html ]
* "Origins of Hawaiian Population" [ html ]
* "Origins of Hawaiian Culture" [ html ]
Optional Reading:
* "Pacific Migrations" [ html ]
* "Overview of Hawaiian Prehistory" [ html ]
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Saturday, December 30
| 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
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Fieldtrip: Early Hawaiians and Hawaiian Identity Sites
Reading:
* "Hawaiian Religious Beliefs and Practices " [ html ]
* "The Arrival of the Missionaries” [ html ]
* "'Iolani Palace ” [ html ]
* "Kawaiahao Church ” [ html ]
Sites:
Iolani Palace
Kawaiahao Church
Missionary Houses
Nauuanu Pali Lookout
Pali Heiau
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| 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
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Program Lunch
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| 1:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. |
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Fieldtrip: Polynesian Culture Center
Reading:
* Terry Webb, "Highly Structured Tourist Art: Form and Meaning of the Polynesian Cultural Center," The Contemporary Pacific 6 (1994): 59-86 [ pdf ]
Sites:
Polynesian Cultural Center [ html ]
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Sunday, December 31
Monday, January 1
Tuesday, January 2
| 8:30 - 10:30 a.m. |
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Captain James Cook and European Contact with Hawaii
Reading:
Tony Horowitz, Blue Latitudes: Going Boldly Where Captain Cook Has Gone Before. [ WMA ] [ MP3 ]
Clifford Geertz, “Culture War,” New York Review of Books , Vol. 42, Nm. 19 ( November 30, 1995 ) [ html ]
James Cook [ online ] [ site 2 ] [ Impact on Native Hawaiians ]
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| 11:00 - 12:00 p.m. |
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Lunch on your own
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| 12::00 - 7:00 p.m. |
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Fieldtrip: American Missions and Businesses in Native Hawaii
Reading :
Rise of Sugar [ html ] |
Sugar and Pineapple [ html ]
Plantation Life [ html ] Labor Struggles [ html ]
Sanford Dole [ html ] | James Dole [ html ]
Lorrin Thurston [ html ] | Overthrow of Monarchy [ html ]
Optional Reading:
The Overthrow of the Monarchy [ html ]
Sites:
Dole Plantation |
Haleiwa town
Waimea Falls |
Sunset Beach
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| 7:00 p.m. |
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Program Dinner |
Wednesday, January 3
| 9:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. |
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The Japanese and Hawaii
Overview of Japanese Culture and Values
Reading:
*"Understanding Japanese Interpersonal Values ” [ html ]
*“The Japanese in Hawai'i ” [ html ]
View Film: The Family Game [ html ]
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| 12:00 - 1:00 p.m |
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Lunch on your own
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| 1:00 - 5:00 p.m |
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Fieldtrip: Japanese Religious Sites
Japanese Shinto Temple
Byodo-In Temple in the Valley of Temples, Kaneohe
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| 7:00 – 9:00 p.m |
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View Film: Rhapsody in August [ html ]
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Thursday, January 4
| 8:00 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. |
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Fieldtrip: Perspectives on Pearl Harbor and World War II
View Prelude to War (breakfast provided)
Site:
USS Arizona Memorial
Websites:
Pearl Harbor Photo Gallery [ html ]
Pearl Harbor Map [ html ]
Reading:
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* Geoffrey White, “Public History and Globalization: Ethnography at the USS Arizona Memorial, Pearl Harbor,” Cultural Resource Management [ pdf ]
* Harry N. Scheiber and Jane L. Scheiber, "Taking Liberties," Legal Affairs, May-June 2003 [ html ]
* John Dower, "Patterns of a Race War" [ html ]
Optional Reading
* Geoffrey White, "Pearl Harbor and September 11: War Memory and American Patriotism in the 9-11 Era"
* Interview with Donald Stratton, USS Arizona sailor [ pdf ]
* Interview with Zenji Abe, Japanese Pilot [ pdf ]
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| 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. |
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Program Lunch
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| 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. |
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Fieldtrip: Japanese Culture and Aesthetics
Reading :
“Japanese Aesthetics” [ html ]
Japanese Garden
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Friday, January 5
| 9:00 - 12:00 p.m. |
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The Chinese and Hawaii
Confucianism and the Shaping of Chinese Culture
Reading :
* “ Some Key Passages from the Confucian Classics ” [ html ]
* “ Yellow Girls ” [ html ]
* “ The Chinese in Hawaii ” [ html ]
View Film: To Live [ html ]
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| 12:00 pm - 1:30 p.m. |
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Program Lunch in Chinatown
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| 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. |
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Field Trip: Excursion to Chinatown and Guanyin Temple
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Saturday, January 6
| 9:00 - 3:00 p.m. |
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America, China, and Globalization
China and U.S. Business [ pdf ]
Walter LaFeber, "'The Greatest Endorser of the Twentieth Century or 'An Insidious Form of Imperialism'" from Michael Jordan and the New Global Capitalism [ pdf ]
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Sunday, January 7
Monday, January 8
| Morning Free |
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No Class -- Depart Hotel 5:30 p.m.
Continental Airlines, Honolulu Airport
| Depart from Hotel |
5:30 p.m. |
| Arrive at Airport |
6:00 p.m. |
| Depart Honolulu (Continental Flight 72) |
8:40 p.m. |
| Arrive Houston (IAH) |
8:05 a.m. |
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Tuesday, January 9
| 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. |
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Arrive in Houston, 8:05 a.m.
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Hawaii Trip Blogs
Photostory Presentations
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The Old Pali Road [ link ]
Mapping Hawai‘i by Susan Halas [ link ]
A Hundred Years Ago in Honolulu by Bob Dye [ link ]
Article List [ link ]
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• The Travel Fee for this course is $1,995.00.
• The Travel Fee Covers: Round-trip Airfare to/from Houston, Lodging (dbl. room), Class related travel,
Polynesian Culture Center and Luau, all field site entry fees, visiting lectures
by faculty from University of Hawaii and the East-West Center.
• To sign up, complete the following steps.
1) Fill out a student information sheet and submit it to Dr. Littlejohn
2) Submit a $250.00 non-refundable deposit to Dr. Littlejohn by Oct. 15, 2006.
3) Pay the remainder of the travel fee -- $1745.00 -- to Dr. Littlejohn by November 1, 2006.
4) During Pre-registration for Spring 2007, sign up for HIS 475.
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