ETHNIC STUDIES PROGRAM UH-MANOA 002
FALL 1998
(Writing Intensive)
ES 340. CRN 19710. Mondays 2:30-5 p.m. TP1 103.

The course deals with changes in land use and tenure in Hawai'i. We will compare the history of Hawai'i to that of other Pacific and indigenouspeoples, especially of the United States. Through historical-anthropologicalstudies and a series of east studies, the course will investigate issues ofcentral importance to the questions of control and use of land andresources in Hawai'i today. The approach is interdisciplinary and holistic,stressing the interaction of research methods, service learning and theories from history, anthropology, political science and economics.

The students will 1) be trained in research, writing, oral presentations and discussion; 2) be introduced to interdisciplinary inquiry; 3) be encouraged to practice critical thinking; and 4) become familiar with the study of political and economic change through a historical -anthropological method.

REQUIREMENTS

Attendance, participation and fulfillment of all assignments are important. There will be a penalty for late assignments, but it is possible to earn extra credits for assignments devised in consultation with the instructor. The following is required to pass the course

1. Class attendance and participation – Grade value = 10 points .

Attendance: More than three absences without valid excuse will earn the student zero points for attendance. Class discussion; High quality discussion is expected based primarily on the reading materials. Groups: At the first day of class, August 24, the students will be divided into groups. Whenassignments are given, members of the groups will work together during class hours. During the months of October and November, the instructor will meet with each student to discuss die student's progress in writing.

2. Ten reaction papers on selected readings* – Grade value 3 points each total = 30 points

The papers are reactions to readings assigned to specific class sessions. Apaper is due every week, beginning August 31 and ending November 19.The paper must be two pages long, type-written double-spaced andinclude proper references and a bibliography. It should summarize themain points in the readings in one or two relatively short paragraphs, butthe major part of it must be a discussion of the ideas presented in thereadings. This is a training in academic writing.

* If you choose the service learning option of the midterm exam (see below), the reaction paper requirement is reduced to seven papers.

3. Midterm exam
There are two options for the midterm exam:

1) Research paper and oral presentation – 30 points for the paper and 10 points for the presentation-

The research must be original, in depth and include written sources as well as minimum one interview. A two-page report on the interview is due two weeks before the presentation. The report is mandatory, but not graded.

The topic must be specific and not too broad. It must fall within the themes covered by the syllabus and has to be approved by the instructor no later than September 21. Later change of topic cannot take place.

The research paper is a ten-page write-up of the research in essay form to be submitted at the end of the class for which the presentation is scheduled (see below).

The essay must have (1) a title; (2) an introduction; (3) a body (with sub-headings where appropriate); (4) a conclusion, clearly identified; (5) references to written or other sources used; (6) end or foot notes where needed; (7) a bibliography of minimum six references, four of which must be to sources different from the readings and hand-outs.

Outlines including a preliminary bibliography for the essay and presentation are part of the total grade for the midterm and due on October 19. They will be discussed with the instructor in class on that day. The outline must be attached to the final essay. The instructor is willing to read and comment on drafts of the midterm paper one or two weeks before the deadline. The draft will not be graded.

2) Service learning activity. including a journal and oral presentation – Grade value 29 points for the activity/journal and 10 points for the oral presentation. total = 39 points

Service learning requires minimum twenty hours of service in thecommunity. The service must be planned and started by September 14.

A journal must be kept to record and reflect on the experience of the service learning program and how it relates to the topics we discuss in class. Entries In the journal will be reviewed by the instructor on September 28 and October 12, by which date other sources (written, electronic or otherwise) must have been identified to help in the reflection of the significance of the service learning experience in relation to land tenure and use in Hawai'i.

The final journal must be a 3-5 pages reflective essay and is due at the end of the class for which the oral presentation is scheduled (see below).

Service learning arrangements are being undertaken under the "2+4 Service Learning Program," a joint effort by University of Hawai'i at Manoa and Kapi'olani Community College (KCC) under the leadership of Professor Robert Franco. Students and faculty of both institutions are collaborating on various interdisciplinary projects. We suggest that you use your special skills – everybody has special skills – to learn and to work with the community at the same time.

For this class' service learning experience, we have designated a project with the working title "Adopt a Shoreline." You will halve the opportunity to work with the community, identifying the cultural significance, of certain sites and tracing the changes in land use and control. Proposed sites are within the Waikiki-Diamond Head-Black Point stretch.

The presentations (for both mid-term options) must include a short description of the context and relevance of the topic, but focus on the actual research or service learning experience. It can be in the form Of a lecture (for instance supported by short video excerpts), a play, a sketch, a self-made video, or another arrangement and should last twenty minutes Points earned for the oral presentation depend on delivery and focus of the presentation. (Reading the essay aloud is no substitute for the oral report.)

Days and topics for reports will be decided upon during the fourth class, September 21. The first reports will be on October 26, the lost on November 30.


5. Ten written comments relating to the class discussions. Grade value, 1 point each, total =10 points.

Ten half-page hand-written (legible!) comments and/or questions relatedto the readings and their expansion in class (discussion, video presentation,student presentation, or lecture by teacher or guest) are due at the end ofthe class on which it is commenting. The purpose of these writtencomments Is to aid In the class discussion by helping the students to stayfocused. The comments must be put to use during class and handed in atthe end of the class they relate to.

6. Five minor take home tests, Grade value 2 points each, total= 10 points

The take home tests help students summarize main points in the readings and class discussions.

7. Final exam. Grade value 10 points

The final exam is a multiple choice, exam, taking place in class on\December 14.


A NOTE ON ACADEMIC WRITING

The course is writing intensive. This means that an important aspectof the class is to Practice and improve writing skills, Reaction papers.reports and written questions will therefore be corrected and graded notonly for tile factual content, but also for spelling and grammatical errors.The text will furthermore be edited according to academic requirements.Study these corrections And learn from them! Improvement in writing isexpected. Otherwise, writing assignments will be marked down.

It IS legitimate and sometimes useful to refer to works and ideas of other authors in academic writing. But you must make available the complete reference: the author, work in question, edition and page(s), whether you are quoting directly or just referring to another author's ideas. Direct quotes must be justified in order to make a certain point of argument. They must be marked with quotation marks and follow the original literally to the point of repeating spelling mistakes. Clearly mark omissions or additions. If these rules are not followed, the writer will be stealing and using the ideas and writings of another as his own – which is the definition of plagiarizing according to Webster's II New Riverside University Dictionary (Boston: The Riverside Publishing Co. 1988:898). Plagiarism is forbidden by the policy of the University of Hawai'i at Manoa and students caught in plagiarism will automatically fail the course.



READINGS

Hand-outs as assigned, and

Chinen, Jon J. 1958 The Great Mahele. Hawaii's Lana Division of 1848. Honolulu:University of Hawaii Press. Required

1961 original land titles in Hawaii. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. Optional

Cooper, George & Gavan Daws-1985 Land and Power in Hawaii. Honolulu; Benchmark Books. Required

Hasager. Ulla & Jonathan Friedman Ms. 1994 Hawai'i i Return to Nationhood. IWGIA Document 75. Copenhagen:International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs. Required.

Kent, Noel J. 1993 Hawaii. Islands under the Influence. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, Required

Kuykendall, R. S. 1980 The Hawaiian Kingdom, Vol. 1: 1778-1854: Foundation and Transformation. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press., Required

MacKenzie, Melody K. (ed.) 1991 Native Hawaiian Rights Handbook. Honolulu; Native Hawaiian LegalCorporation and Office of Hawaiian Affairs. Required

Parker, Linda S. 1989 Native American Estate. The Struggle over Indian and Hawaiian Lands. Honolulu; University of Hawaii Press. Required

Diana Hacker. 1993 A pocket Style Manual. New York; Bedford Books. Optional

THE INSTRUCTOR
Ulla Hasager
Ethnic Studics Department
University of Hawai'i at Manoa
1859 East-West Road, Room 115
Honolulu. Hawal'i 96822
office hours: Monday 10 a.m. to 2 pill. of by appointment, room 102 or 110
Phone: 956 4218/936 8049, 842 0240 (h); fix 956 9494; e-mall ulla {at} hawaii(.)edu