How Volcano Tourism Helped Colonize Hawaii (Interview with Henri Keskinen (University of Turku))

Colonialism through tourism? In this episode, we talk about the kingdom of Hawaii, and how it was slowly turned into the 50th American state. My guest is Henri Keskinen (University of Turku), who writes his dissertation about the evolution of colonialism through American interest groups in Hawaii. Tune in if you want to learn more about volcanoes, political coups and weird gift shops. 00:00 - 03:54: Introduction03:55 - 12:09: Cultural appropriation and the tourism industry12:10 - 18:59: The colonization of Hawaii and the role of missionary work19:00 - 32:32: Exhibitions, Othering & resistance32:33 - 37:26: The California-Hawaii relationship37:27 - 46:27: How Hawaii lost its sovereignty46:26 - 59:17: The situation today: tourism, diglossia & the sovereignty movement59:18 - 01:03:52: This or that?01:03:53 - 01:07:02: Henri’s future projectsYou can follow Henri’s research here: https://www.utu.fi/en/people/henri-keskinen