Date of Award
2014
Call Number
DU627 .B76 2014
Document Type
Open Access Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
American New England Studies
First Advisor
Ardis Cameron
Keywords
new england colonization, hawaii
Abstract
This study on New England’s early contact with the Hawaiian Islands examines the sexual liminality of the initial encounter. Late eighteenth century navigators from Boston recorded what could be described as “intimate encounters” with Native Hawaiian women and men.
Recommended Citation
Brown, Anatole MA, "Liminal Encounters and the Missionary Position: New England's Sexual Colonization of the Hawaiian Islands, 1778-1840" (2014). All Student Scholarship. 62.
https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/etd/62
