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Imperialism, Colonialism, & Exotification, Oh My!: American Music and Hawaiʻi
Topics: Cultural Geography
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Keywords: Colonialism, Music, Race, Ethnicity, Hawaii Session Type: Virtual Paper Abstract Day: Sunday Session Start / End Time: 2/27/2022 09:40 AM (Eastern Time (US & Canada)) - 2/27/2022 11:00 AM (Eastern Time (US & Canada)) Room: Virtual 23
Authors:
Shea Charles, University of Connecticut
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Abstract
After the bombing of Pearl Harbor in the U.S. territory of Hawaii, there was an explosion in American media. This paper examines explicitly popular American music from 1941-1942 relating to Pearl Harbor and Hawaii. It explores the racial, gendered, and geographical implications of the reactionary American popular music that followed the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The lyrics and genre of music directly impact American views of Hawaiʻi, Japan, Japanese people, and other people of Hawaiʻi at the time. These views were less than harmless, and this paper explores the relationship between popular music, public perceptions, and geographic implications of the two.
Imperialism, Colonialism, & Exotification, Oh My!: American Music and Hawaiʻi