Native Men Remade

by Tengan, Ty P. Kawika

• ISBN13: 9780822343387
• ISBN10: 082234338X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-11-01
• Publisher: Duke Univ Pr

Summary

"This book concerns a distinctive Hawaiian men's movement dedicated to decolonizing male consciousness by means of ritualized physical disciplines modeled after historically resonant warrior images. The writing is powerful, and the point of view is a compelling blend of interpretive humility and analytical forthrightness. Offering a wealth of insider testimony drawn from detailed interviews and from his own engaged experience in the Hale Mua, Ty P. Kwika Tengan makes contemporary Hawaiian struggles and sensibilities accessible to non-Hawaiians by contextualizing them historically, culturally, and comparatively. This work will interest scholars of gender, race, and postcolonial cultures, as well as both academic and non-specialist readers interested in the contemporary Pacific."--Rena Lederman, Princeton University

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xv
Introduction: Lele i Ka Po	p. 1
Engagements with Modernity	p. 33
Re-membering Nationhood and Koa at the Temple of State	p. 65
Pu'ukohola: At the Mound of the Whale	p. 93
Ka i Mua-Cast into the Men's House	p. 125
Narrating Kanaka: Talk Story, Place, and Identity	p. 163
Conclusion: The Journeys of Hawaiian Men	p. 199
'Awa Talk Story at Pani, 2005	p. 219
Notes	p. 229
Glossary of Hawaiian Words	p. 239
References	p. 247
Index	p. 267
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