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Anthropology
3880-A: Hip-Hop Hawai‘i : Hawai‘i Youth Culture Hawai’i Pacific University (Fall 2006, September 5-December 17,
2006) Mondays 5:15pm-8:10pm Room: UB 214 Instructor: Lee A. Tonouchi Office: No mo’ so jus meet outside
class. Office hours: Before and after
class. Phone: No mo’. Email: ltonouch@campus.hpu.edu Instructor
Bio: Grad ‘Aiea. Got my Master's in English from
UH Mänoa wea I wrote most of my stuff in Pidgin. I'm da co-editor of da Local
literary magazine Hybolics.
Besides dat, I get chree books.
One is one award-winning collection of Pidgin short stories called
Da Word (Bamboo Ridge Press,
2001). My oddah book is one
collection of Pidgin essays called Living
Pidgin: Contemplations on Pidgin Culture (Tinfish Press, 2002). And den my oddah oddah book I wen
edit and compile is Da Kine
Dictionary: Da Hawai‘i Community Pidgin Dictionary Projeck (Bess
Press, 2005). Required Texts: Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop: A History of
the Hip-Hop Generation.
(St. Martin’s Press, 2005). Jeff Chang. Living Pidgin: Contemplations on
Pidgin Culture
(Tinfish Press, 2002), Lee A. Tonouchi. FREE Book I
Passing Out--Hip-Hop Hawai‘i.
(Kapi‘olani Community College, 2005). (Plus all
kine handouts I going pass out in class, so important for come everyday.) Prerequisites: Course
Description: Dis course going focus on da
intersection between Hip-hop as one transnational phenomenon rooted in da
African-American experience, and Local youth culture as one expression of
da forces at work in contemporary society in da Hawaiian Islands. Students going gain one
appreciation for both Hip-hop and for Local culture and for da dynamic
nature of modern youth expression as one way for young people for engage
with and comment on issues of class, gender, materialism, colonialism,
identity, and status. Dis course
going also helps students appreciate Pidgin (Hawai‘i Creole English) as
one medium of artistic and political expression. Five
Themes: Dis course addresses four of da five
themes dat govern HPU’s curriculum. 1) Communication skills, cuz students
going analyze and articulate their understanding—both
orally and in writing—of critical and creative kine works. 2) World cultures—cuz students going
explore cultural issues going on around da world and make parallels. 3) Values & choices, cuz students
going examine ethical dilemmas expressed in literary and lyrical works. 4) Research & epistemology, cuz
students is require for do one research projeck and one research papah. Learning
Outcomes: Students going be able for: 1) Analyze da history and development
of Hip-Hop culture and Hawai‘i’s Local culture. 2) Evaluate critical writings on the
development of Hip-Hop culture and Hawai‘i’s Local culture. 3) Analyze da construction of meaning
in lyrical and literary Hip-Hop and Local works . 4) Develop one independent, researched
argument. Course
Requirements & Evaluation: Homework assignments: 20% Attendance/participation: 20% Quizzes on da readings: 10% In-class research presentation: 20% Research papah 20% Final exam (in-class essay): 10% Standard grading scale 90-100%=A=4 grade points per credit 80-89% =B=3 70-79% =C=2 60-69% =D=1 0-59% =F=0 Format: All homework and papah
assignments gotta be typed using one word processor on 8.5"X11"
papah. Course
Policies: Attendance: Attendance is mandatory. Preparation
and participation is require. Frequent unexcused absences in all
likelihood going result in failure of dis course. For receive one excused
absence for one medical emergency you must bring in one original, signed,
and dated note from your medical physician. Tardiness: Tardiness going be penalize. Two
tardies counts as one unexcused absence. Plagiarism: For steal one noddah writer's words
or ideas without proper acknowledgment is considered plagiarism and going
result in FAILURE of dis course. Any incident of plagiarism will be
reported to da Academic Dean.
Do not take dis lightly.
For more infomations you can refer to
your academic catalog pages underneath da heading Academic Dishonesty
Policy. Note: Dis syllabus is subject to
revision. |
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