PACS 108 Fall 2024 Final Exam Review Guide PDF

PACS 108 Review Guide 2 Fall 2024 Final Exam Wed Dec 10 12:30-2:30pm There are two sections to answer: Matching/Multiple choice and One Essay Questions chosen from the four essay choices below. Exam is worth 100 points. The Final Exam covers Weeks 10-15 of the course. The Exam will b...

PACS 108 Review Guide 2 Fall 2024 Final Exam Wed Dec 10 12:30-2:30pm There are two sections to answer: Matching/Multiple choice and One Essay Questions chosen from the four essay choices below. Exam is worth 100 points. The Final Exam covers Weeks 10-15 of the course. The Exam will be on Wed Dec 10 12:30-2:30pm 1. The Matching section concepts are chosen from the set of concepts in the box below 40 @ 1 points(40 points). So, you should know the meanings and definitions of the following concepts to answer this section well. Also know the authors and their articles. Everything that will be covered in the exam will from the course readings, lecture ppts, films and information below. I may use information from the first part of the course covered in the midterm exam that are general and public knowledge. Thematic Theme: Contemporary issues Concepts for the Unit: Structure, agency, self-determination, self-reliance Week 10 Diet Colonialism Health Diet colonialism and impacts on Pacific people’s health, role of advertising, flap food nation, turkey tail disease, transnational food corporation, corporate farming, impact on small family farms, Marginalization, peripheralization, rise in diabetes, heart diseases, obesity in US and in Pacific islands, non-communicable diseases, communicable diseases, impact on self-reliance and traditional diet that was healthy and less fatty nor processed! Review the ppts for terms and concepts as well as the readings. Week 11 Military in the Pacific / Saving Pagan island Pagan Island, know where it is located, history and context of this island relative to US and Japan involvement. Northern Marianas what is its capital? Saipan?, Kahoolawe and Protect Kahoolawe Ohana or PKO began in 1976 during Hawaiian Cultural Renaissance this is also related to week 13-14 music of Jon Osorio, IZ Kamakawiwo’ole and others. Review the readings and youtube videos on Pagan. Similar to Kaho’olawe in Hawaii and George Helm, uncle of contemporary Hawaiian singer Raiatea Hellm Week 12 West Papua and human rights abuse in our midst. Know the historical background, ties back to colonialism and previous arrangements with former colonial powers and current Indonesia, UN role and Australia and US. Indigenous people of Papua suffered so much. What’s the key issue here? People want to live their cultural life and connection to land and environment. This is a rich country with bountiful natural resources and tropical rainforest but it’s been pillaged by Indonesia. Transmigration policy of Indonesia, Islam and influence of religion to a basically Christian indigenous Papuan population. Films on West Papua. Who is Ben Wenda? Week 13 Thematic Theme: Renaissance and Contemporary Arts, and Culture, Creative Media Concepts for the Unit: self-determination, creative arts, crafts, media and self-concept, oral traditions, emotional truth. If it’s written then it’s history Kanahele on Voyaging and Hokule'a, Osorio (Native Hawaiian music), Mallon and Fecteau (Samoan Tatau (tattoo) Indigenous art, oral tradition, political activism, emotionality, art, pe’a, malu, authenticity, legitimacy, identities, Pasifika, ‘aumakua (guardian spirit/guardian angel), indigeneity, metaphors, malama ‘aina (care for the land), mo’olelo Protect Kahoolawe Ohana, George Helm 1  Week 14 Film, Disney’s Moana and more, indigenous films and video Hereniko (film and documentaries), Mila and Wolfgramm Disney’s Moana, unwilling spectating Indigenous film, feature film, documentaries, Land Has Eyes, Hereniko, Maui as Islanders Hero in Disney movie, role of storytelling as in Samoan fagogo, or Hawaiian mo’olelo Week 15 Beyond Telling Stories / The Ocean in Us The need to come together as Epeli Hau’ofa argues, in “Our Sea of Islands” rather than “Islands in the Far Seas”. Tamaira and Fonoti’s 2019 article on “Beyond Paradise, Retelling Pacific Stories in Disney’s Moana” II. Intellectual Ancestor reflections, essay (20points) Near the end of the course, you will have the chance to reflect upon your experiences in PACS 108 You will write a 1.5-page reflection paper entitled “My Intellectual Ancestor.” For this essay, you will choose the author or artist that most impacted you this semester and will reflect on this person’s work, explaining what it meant to you and how it changed or challenged your perspective of the Pacific. III. Essay questions: Your essays must cover three grounds. The three components are materials covered in class: lectures/discussions, film and videos, talanoa and reading and group discussion assignments. Essays must integrate these three components, answer all sections of the question, use citation and concepts from the readings and articles as much as possible, also films watched, and class discussions this will score you more points. Therefore, choose your one question and reflect on how some of these concepts help you formulate your answers, then incorporate and synthesize them in a logical answer. Essay 600 words, or 2-3 pages handwritten). Choose one from the following questions to answer (40 points) 1. Comment on the contemporary issues affecting lives and communities in the Pacific Islands’ region especially in areas of health, environment, and human rights. In your answer, discuss specific aspects of the islands of Pagan or West Papua or islands of Papua New Guinea, Tuvalu, Marshall Is, Kiribati in the Oceania region that are impacted. Use key concepts relevant to each case to illustrate your points and argument. 2. How important are the roles and functions of dance, songs, chants, poems, or mo’olelo (stories), in Hawaiian and Pacific cultures. How do these forms and performances provide meanings as Pacific cultures and values are challenged during the colonial times? In the case of Hawaii what role did songs and hula play in the renaissance? Discuss these aspects with reference to the cultural, social, environmental, political and economic transformations in contemporary Hawaii. 3. Tatau is more than decorative purposes, tatau’s history goes back to ancient times, yet there was a period when it was almost lost. However, it has been revived and its popularity both in the home islands and in the Pacific diaspora has ensured its growth. The ‘production’ of tatau, however has become problematic as conservationists argue that the use of machine and non- Samoan or Maori or Hawaiian tattooist cheapened the essence and meaning of tatau. Discuss with reference to the readings and your own evaluation of the arguments and reasons against and/or for this sentiment. 4. Discuss some of the challenges faced by indigenous filmmakers or artists in the film industry. In your answer, identify four hurdles that Hereniko (1999, 2009) mentioned Pacific filmmakers are often required to make before making it big in the global market. How has Disney Conglomerate influence this? Comment on the most recent Disney Moana and its reception and then the second Moana 2, 2 that is premiering and showing in the theatres. Why is it important for Pacific Islanders to make film, i.e. become producers rather than just consumers of film made about them? Advice: Read the instructions and guideline in the study guide of what is expected and required particularly in the essay sections. For the essays, it is good to prepare your essay. For the essays, have your argument and some citations to back up your points. Like the midterm, you are allowed to bring a page of bullet points of your essay outline. I will check these prior to the exam, mahalo. Intellectual Ancestor reflections: Think of all the scholars and authors we covered and I mentioned in class, also navigators, artists, kapa makers, tattooists, kumu hula, master weavers, house or fale, hale builders. All of them are masters in their field, skills and knowledge that they produce, share and retain for the next generations in the Pacific or Oceania. 3