White lens on brown skin: the sexualization of the Polynesian in American Film

Abstract

Cover -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword by Ed Rampell -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part I. Race, Romance, and Representation -- 1. South Seas Cinema -- 2. Arriving in Eden -- 3. Peeking Through the Ferns -- 4. Climax of the Feast -- 5. Solidifying the Conquest -- 6. Sexual Appropriation -- 7. Other World War II Conquests -- 8. The Greetings Continue -- 9. Breaking the Cycle -- Part II. Annotated Filmography of Polynesian Sexualized Tropes and Sexual Relationships -- Conclusion -- Polynesian Vocabulary of Interest -- Chapter Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.