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 Kānaka 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,...

• 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"