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Group 1: From the Aloha Shirt to Casual Friday
1 video + 1
text => Alice / Arthur / Maël / Mohamed / Ozzy
1) Watch “The
Aloha Shirt: Spirit of the Islands”.
You can watch it in full but you must specifically focus on these
extracts:
- from 0’00 to 4’33
- from 5’12 to 7’06
- from 8’46 to the end
You have the possibility to put on subtitles in English for this video
if necessary.
2) Read “The
Aloha Shirt and the Interesting Origin of Casual Friday”.
3) Take notes
of all the information you understand. Answer these questions and be ready to report
to the class.
*What is a Aloha shirt? What
does it represent? Origins? Evolution?
*What is Casual Friday?
Origins?
*What does it show about the
influence of Hawaii on mainland America? the influence of tourism on Hawaii?
*Would you say that the Aloha
Shirt promotes Hawaiian culture? Why (not) and how (not)?
Group 2: From Custom to Costume
3 videos => Aminata / Garance / Inès B / Julie / Lisa
1) Watch “Controversy
Stirs About Disney's 'Moana' Costume” in full.
2) Watch “My
culture is NOT a costume”.
You can watch it in full but you must specifically focus on these
extracts:
- from 1’00 to 1’35
- from 3’15 to 3’55
3) Watch “Hawaiian
girl’s thoughts on Moana costume” in full.
4) Take notes
of all the information you understand. Answer these questions and be ready to report
to the class.
*What is
cultural appropriation?
*What is the
controversy about the costume? Do you understand why it can be problematic?
*What can be
offending about the Hawaiian costumes that you find on the internet for
Halloween or for fun?
*Would you say that wearing a
Hawaiian costume promotes or degrades the Hawaiian culture? Why (not) and how
(not)?
Group 3: From culture to commodification
3 texts + 1
audio => Andréa / Anna / Hugo / Quentin
1) Read “Moana
might be great for representation but it's not all heartwarming for Hawaii”.
2) Read
“The Moana effect: Can you find authentic Hawaii at a Disney resort?”.
3) Read “Dwayne
'The Rock' Johnson: questions of cultural appropriation over movie on Hawaiian
King”.
4) and listen
to the audio in the same article.
5) Take notes
of all the information you understand. Answer these questions and be ready to report
to the class.
*What is Moana? What is Aulani?
*How does Moana represent
Hawaiians and Hawaiian culture?
*What do Hawaiians think about
this representation?
*What is the controversy around
The Rock? Why?
*What is cultural
appropriation?
*Would you say that Hollywood
and Disney are promoting or degrading Hawaiian culture? Why (not) and how
(not)?
Group 4: From Hula to dashboard dolls
2 texts + 1
video => Agathe / Gina /
Inès O / Siham
1) Watch “What
it takes to be a Hula champion” in full.
2) Read
“Hula is dying and the tourism industry is to blame”.
3) Read
“The History of the Hula Girl Dashboard Doll”.
4) Take notes
of all the information you understand. Answer these questions and be ready to report
to the class.
*What is the
Hula? What does it represent? Origins? Evolution?
*What is the
Merrie Monarch Festival? Why is it important?
*Is the Hula that American
tourists see the real Hula?
*What are mainland Americans’
assumptions about Hula? What is the reality?
*What is a dahsboard doll?
*In your opinion, do hula girl
dashboard dolls promote or degrade Hawaiian culture? Why (not) and how (not)?
*What do these documents show
about the influence of tourism on Hawaii and its culture?
*After learning about the hula,
would you say that it has become a commodity in Hawaii? Why (not) and how
(not)?
*Would you say that tourism is
promoting or degrading the hula and Hawaiian culture? Why (not) and how (not)?
