Oceanic Popular Culture Association Conference
2009 Program Schedule
Keynote Speaker
Keone Nunes
Hawaiian tattoo master
Keone Nunes leads the contemporary revival of kakau uhi— traditional Hawaiian
tattoo. After studying with the late Paulo Sulu’ape, whose family has practiced
traditional tatau in Samoa since the 12th century, Keone began to offer ancient
and interpretive Hawaiian uhi (tattoo designs) using traditional implements. Working
from a studio in his hometown of Waianae, on the leeward coast of O‘ahu, Keone
uses the ka (striking mallet) and the
moli (tattoo comb) to inscribe
designs at once aesthetically beautiful, reflective of the individual’s
genealogy, and suffused with spiritual power or mana. As he works with clients and apprentices to perpetuate
Hawaiian tattoo, Keone directs most of his energies toward perpetuating
traditional uhi vis-a-vis Native Hawaiians interested in recovering this
dimension of their heritage. He has also passed on his knowledge to other
indigenous practitioners in the Pacific, including Maori multimedia artist
Henriata Nicholas and aspiring Yurok tattooer Teresa Hendrix-Wright. A former Visiting Artist at the
University of Hawai’i, Keone has founded Ta Tatau: The Pacific Island Tattoo
Association and he has lectured and consulted for organizations such as the
Smithsonian, the Bishop Museum, the Maui Arts and Culture Center, and Te Papa
Tangaroa (the National Museum of New Zealand).
Mahalo
nui loa
This conference would not have been
possible without the support of a generous grant from the National Popular
Culture Association/American Culture Association.
We owe a debt of gratitude to the
2009 OPCA Conference Area Chairs for their commitment to the conference:
Asian
American Culture Asian Popular Culture
Amy
Nishimura Jayson Chun
University of Hawai‘i,
West O‘ahu University of
Hawai‘i, West
O‘ahu
Children’s/Young Adult
Literature Drugs and Popular
Culture
Craig Svonkin Mark Hanson
Metropolitan State College of
Denver University of Hawaii, West
O’ahu
Film
Studies Food and Popular Culture
David
Arnold Monique Mironesco
University of
Wisconsin, University of Hawai’i, West
Stevens
Point O’ahu
Native
Hawaiian Culture Oceanic Literature and Culture
J. Leilani Basham Anna Marie Christianson
University of Hawai’i,
West O’ahu Brigham Young
University, Hawai‘i
Poetry/Poetics Popular Music
Richard
Hishmeh Fumiko Takasugi
Palomar
College Honolulu Community College
Religious Studies and Popular Science
Fiction and Fantasy
Culture Jill Dahlman
Pete Steiger University of
Hawai‘i, Manoa
Chaminade
University of Honolulu
Senior
Culture Surf Culture
Fred
Augustyn Jason Spangler
Library
of Congress Riverside City College
Terrorism
and Political Violence
in
Popular Culture
Alan
Rosenfeld
University
of Hawai’i, West O’ahu
Profound thanks to Chaminade
University of Honolulu for hosting the conference.
We would also like to recognize the
staff of the CUH Humanities Division for months of assistance in organizing and
preparing the OPCA conference.
Special thanks to:
Dr. David
Coleman, Dean of Humanities
Dean
McGinnis, Web Designer/Administrator
Steve
Downey, Technical Support
Administrative
Assistant, Cassandra Sakamoto
Student
Assistants, Robyn Nelson, Jessica Kauhana, and Leanna Wong
Oceanic Popular Culture Association Conference
2009 Program Schedule
Friday
May 22, 2009
8:00 a.m.
On-site registration
and check-in
Continental Breakfast
8:30-9:00 a.m.
Opening Remarks
(Ching)
9:00-10:30 a.m.
Session 1
Dynamics in/of Popular
Literature
(Eiben
207)
Moderator:
Cheryl Edelson, Chaminade University
“Female
Narrators and Erotic Pleasure in Eighteenth-Century Popular Fiction”
Larry
L. Stewart, The College of Wooster
“Created
Spaces in the Literature of Childhood: Implications and Consequences”
Elizabeth
Gianfrancisco, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa
“Dive
into the Slipstream: Expanding the Boundaries of Fantastical Fiction”
Piper
Selden, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa
10:30-12:00
Session 2
Roundtable Discussion
“How to Get a Job in
Academia and Live to Tell About it”
(Eiben
207)
Presenters:
Dr.
John Bratzel, Michigan State University
Executive
Director, Popular Culture and American Culture Associations
Dr.
Gary Hoppenstand, Michigan State University
Editor,
The Journal of Popular Culture
Dr.
Lynn Bartholome, Monroe Community College
President,
Popular Culture and American Culture Associations
Lunch (on your own)
12:00-1:30 p.m.
1:30-3:00 p.m.
Session 3A
Aging and Senior
Culture
(Eiben
207)
Moderator:
Frederick J. Augustyn, Jr., Library of Congress
“Changing
Focus, Changing Homes (Downsizing or Upsizing?)”
Edith
Thomas, Independent Scholar
“Sun
City: Pioneer in Active Retirement Living”
Timothy
J. Schoepke, Enoch Pratt Library
“Progressive
Promises Made, Promises Kept? Richard Nixon and Pledges Made to Seniors During
His Presidency”
Frederick
J. Augustyn, Jr., Library of Congress
1:30-3:00 p.m.
Session 3B
Food and Popular
Culture
(Eiben
201)
Moderator:
Monique Mironesco,
University of Hawai‘i, West O‘ahu
“Supersizing
my daughter; or, Why is Gallaxhar battling Ginorimica in the backseat and how
many calories will be consumed to set up next month’s toy fights?”
Wayne
Tanna, Chaminade University of Honolulu
“The
Romance is Gone: Changes in Women’s Roles in French Farmers’ Markets”
Monique
Mironesco, University of Hawai‘i, West O‘ahu
2:30-4:00 p.m.
Session 4A
From Culture
Industries to Popular Cultures
(Eiben
207)
Moderator:
Jill Dahlman, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa
“The
Frankfurt School’s Theory of Popular Culture: Aesthetics and the Transformation
of Society”
Timothy
Luther, California Baptist University
“Gathering of the
Clans: The Evolution of the Scottish Surfing Subculture”
Paul Cook,
Northumbria University
“The
Wondrous Flight of the Conchords and a Celebration of the Ordinary”
Alan
Chu, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa
2:30-4:00 p.m.
Session 4B
Exploring Media and
Cross-Sections of Asian American
Literature and Culture
(Eiben
201)
Moderator:
Kelly Adams, University of Florida
“Hunger
Pangs: "Food Pornography" Consumption and Contamination in Asian
American Chick Lit”
Kelly
Adams, University of Florida
"Fandom and Internet Forum
Cultures: Transnational Spacing of Asian Television Online"
Maimuna
Islam, College of Idaho
"Beyond
the Axis of Evil: A New Generation of Iranian and Iranian-American Writers
Emerges"
Daniel
Grassian, Nevada State College
4:00-6:00 p.m.
Session 5
Local Hawai’i Language
and Media
(Ching)
Moderator:
Gavin Furukawa, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa
Screening
of Ha Kam Wi Tawk Pidgin Yet?
“Ha
Kam Wi Tawk Pidgin Yet?: Researching Local Identity through Language”
Christina
Higgins, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa
“Identity
and Epistemology Through Talking Story: Local Hawai’i Language Use on
Television”
Gavin
Furukawa, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa
“Consuming
the Consumers: Semiotics of Hawai‘i Creole in Advertisements”
Mie
Hiramoto, National University of Singapore
6:00-7:30 p.m.
OPCA 2009 Reception
(Ching)
Saturday
May 23, 2009
8:00 a.m.
Check-in
Continental Breakfast
8:30-10:00 a.m.
Session 6A
Film and Other
Languages
(Eiben
207)
Moderator:
Stan Orr, University of Hawai’i, West O’ahu
“The
Sociolinguistincs of Nigerian Home Video Films”
Emmannuel Adedayo Adedun, University of Lagos, Nigeria
“‘L’onora
della famiglia’: The semiotic use of the Italian
language
in Francis Ford Coppola’s Godfather
Trilogy.”
Melissa
Conway, Special Collections & Archives,
University
of California, Riverside
“The Disneyfication of Architecture”
Karen
Buzzard, Missouri State University
8:30-10:00 a.m.
Session 6B
Boundaries of/in Science Fiction
(Eiben
201)
Moderator:
Jill Dahlman, University
of Hawai’i at Mānoa
“Superfarmers?:
Superman and Batman as Keepers of Jefferson’s Agrarian Philosophy”
Jeff
Johnson, Independent Scholar
“Remember January 31, 2001: The Revenge of
the Mooninites in a Rhetorical Critique of Public Space using Argumentative
Gaming”
Tanya
Torres, University of
Hawai’i at Mānoa
“Star Trek and Religion? Is there no god in space?”
Jill
Dahlman, University of
Hawai’i at Mānoa
10:00-11:30 a.m.
Session 7A
The Dialogue of
Terrorism: Communication, Appropriation, and Confusion
(Eiben
207)
Moderator:
Alan Rosenfeld, University of Hawai’i, West O’ahu
“Political Violence & Moral Justification:
A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Newspaper Reporting of the U.S. Attack on
Afghanistan As Response to September 11th”
Allan
Rachlin, Franklin Pierce University
“Nazi
Influences on the Terrorist Agenda of Hamas”
David
Patterson, University of Memphis
"Who Are Our
Terrorists? Reflections on the Dark Side of American Film as
Political Discourse."
Janet
Larson, Rutgers University
10:00-11:30a.m.
Session 7B
Asian Popular Culture
(Eiben
201)
Moderator: Jayson Chun, University of Hawai’i, West
O’ahu
“Who is the Last Samurai?: Japanese audience reactions
to The Last
Samurai”
Jayson
Chun, University of Hawai’i, West O’ahu
"One Night (Bakhtinian) Carnival: Asobi, Nostalgia, And High School Rebels in Japan"
Patrick
M. Patterson, Honolulu Community College
“Yaoi
and Japanese Culture”
Kristiine
Havener, Chaminade University of Honolulu
11:30-1:30
p.m.
Keynote
Address: Keone Nunes
Luncheon
2:00-3:30 p.m.
Session 8
Pop Terror: The Porous
Boundaries of Popular Culture and Political Violence
(Eiben
207)
Moderator:
Alan Rosenfeld, University of Hawai’i, West O’ahu
“White
Lotus Sect and Transgressive Political Violence in Qing China”
Wensheng
Wang, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa
“The
1972 Munich Olympics: When Terror Struck the ‘Happy Games’”
Alan
Rosenfeld, University of Hawai’i, West O’ahu
“The Recovery of Militant Islamic Groups of
Pakistan in the Wake of the Recent Attack on Mumbai: A Cross-Sectional Analysis
from the Indian Partition and Independence till Mumbai Attack 2008”
Manish
Priyadarshi and Bodhi Wallace, Jawaharlal Nehru University
3:30-5:00 p.m.
Session 9
Cultural Intersections
and Trans-Pacific Crossings in Asian and American Literature
(Eiben
207)
Moderator:
Amy Nishimura, University of Hawai’i, West O’ahu
"Bereavement
Travel and Asian American Literature"
Lucas
Tromly, University of Manitoba
"Cultural
Translation in Li-Young Lee's Poetry"
Sungfu
Tsai, University of Calgary
"Toni
Morrisson and Peering into the Bluest Eye"
Akira
Leblanc, University of Hawai’i, West O’ahu