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| PAC 130/ MUS 130 (Fall) PAC 131/ MUS 131 (Spring) | Tongan Dance I and II Credit: 6 | Instructor: ‘Amanaki Fifita |
| Principles of Tongan Choreography. Definition of haka. Styles: haka hoa, haka fua, haka musu, haka hokohoko-haka, tuli-haka, paipaioa, ao ao. Traditional motifs: ha'ota, vete, vahe, tui, tongi'one, veteloi, musu, osoliliu, kako, and so on. Dance organisation. Comparisons with Hawai'ian, Taitian, Samoan and European (ballet and modern) systems of choreography. | ||
| PAC 409 (Fall) | The Moving Pacific Credit: 6 | Instructor: ‘Opeti Taliai |
| This course will align with Dr Frank Thomas' theme above as Thomas' course of teaching Pacific Studies at the University of South Pacific in Fiji and Talafale tradition of Tonga as discussed in my PhD thesis. The Pacific has undergone considerable change over the past few centuries, from the arrival of the first Europeans to the age of satellite communication. During this period, the Pacific has been represented in varying ways and by many different people, ranging from early European settlers and missionaries, to Pacific Islander historians, economists, scientists and others. The multitude of views on the Pacific has created a variety of superimposed and often contradictory images of the region. It has also led to a call for the assessment of the ethics of research and commentary on Pacific societies and peoples. One of the functions of Pacific studies is to help make sense of these contrasting statements and images and to put them into perspective in a contemporary light. What is their impact on Pacific societies and peoples, and to what extent do they determine contemporary action within the region and with respect to the region? How do Pacific and overseas decision-makers internalise these images of and discourses on the region, and to what extent do they determine their actions?
Referent: Pacific Studies 409: The Moving Pacific, University of the South Pacific | ||