Unlearning the "American Pacific": A Symposium on Anti-Colonial Pedagogies
University of California, Los Angeles
Friday, April 10, 2009
The Pacific Islander Studies Collective at UCLA invites you to...
Unlearning the “American Pacific”: A Symposium on Anti-Colonial Pedagogies
2nd Floor Lounge, Ackerman Student Union, UCLA
Friday, April 10, 2009
8:00 am - 5:30 pm
This event will feature scholars from the Pacific region and various universities across the country.
The participants will explore the ways in which the themes of “empire and sovereignty,” “gender and sexuality,” and “indigeneity and race” inform their curricula and challenge popular perceptions.
Keynote speakers:
Professor Maenette Benham, Dean of the School of Hawaiian Knowledge at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa, and
Professor Vicente M. Diaz, Director of Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies at the University of Michigan.
Schedule
8:00 - 8:30 Coffee and Registration
8:30 - 9:00 Opening Remarks
9:00 - 10:00 Keynote speaker: Vicente M. Diaz University of Michigan
10:00 - 10:15 Break
10:15 - 12:00 Panel One: Empire and Sovereignty
Iosefa Aina, Pomona College
Elizabeth DeLoughrey, UCLA
Erin Wright, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa
Discussant: Duane Champagne, UCLA
12:00 - 1:30 Lunch
Keynote speaker: Maenette Benham, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa
1:30 - 3:15 Panel Two: Gender and Sexuality
Fuifuilupe Niumeitolu, UC Berkeley
Dan Taulapapa McMullin, Independent Scholar and Artist
Michelle Erai, UC Riverside
Discussant: Victor Bascara, UCLA
3:15 - 3:30 Break
3:30 - 5:15 Panel Three: Indigeneity and Race
AnnaMarie Christiansen, Brigham Young University (Hawai'i)
'Anapesi Ka'ili, University of Utah
Addie Rolnick, UCLA
Discussant: Lori Pierce, DePaul University
5:15 - 5:30 Closing Remarks
5:30 - 7:00 Networking and Light Appetizers
The event is free, but RSVP is required, as space is limited. Register now at http://tiny.cc/UnlearningTheAmericanPacific.
The deadline for registration is Friday, March 27, 2009.
UCLA sponsors include:
Graduate Coalition of the Native Pacific, Asian American Studies Center, Asian American Studies Department, Asian American Studies Graduate Student Association, American Indian Studies Center, Campus Programs Committee, Critical Race Studies Program-UCLA School of Law, Graduate Student Association, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies Program, Tribal Learning Community & Educational Exchange (TLCEE)-UCLA School of Law, Pacific Island Students Association, Pacific Island Education & Retention.
Community partners include:
Guam Communications Network, Queen Flores and Friends
For more information, email nativepacific@gmail.com
Please click below to download a PDF version of the symposium schedule.
