Studying Abroad, Marketing Globalization, Reconnecting Heritage: A Case Study in Tahiti
| dc.contributor.author | Crawford, Asalemo | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-12-18T22:14:37Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-12-18T22:14:37Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016-12 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This thesis investigates specific dimensions of study abroad in the Pacific Islands, including motivation, classifications of different program types, the experiences of participants and their hosts. Focusing on a case study in Tahiti, this thesis argues several points. First, although research claims that a period of less than three months is not sufficient for cultural immersion through study abroad, this thesis supports findings that the venue or hosts of a study abroad group can lead to meaningful development of new understanding of cultural difference. Second, this thesis suggests that participation in study abroad is a tool of prestige and power for those coming from global metropoles to establish their global citizens. However, I argue that the qualities of prestige are configured differently for heritage students. Finally, with respect to indigenous and local representations of the Pacific, this thesis argues that there is a short period of hyper-indigenization of persons and locations that occurs during the time frame of study abroad programs touching both participants and providers. Where hyper-indigenization produces sense of unchanging and timeless indigeneity, this thesis finds a paradoxical denial of colonial history. However, for those participants who claim Pacific Island heritage, this thesis argues that through study abroad there is also a sense of reconnection to their identity. | |
| dc.description.degree | M.A. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10125/51530 | |
| dc.language | eng | |
| dc.publisher | University of Hawaii at Manoa | |
| dc.relation | Theses for the degree of Master of Arts (University of Hawaii at Manoa). Pacific Islands Studies Program | |
| dc.title | Studying Abroad, Marketing Globalization, Reconnecting Heritage: A Case Study in Tahiti | |
| dc.type | Thesis | |
| dc.type.dcmi | Text |
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