A SEA OF RHETORIC: CONJURING KALAYAAN A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE GRADUATE DIVISION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘I AT MĀNOA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS IN GEOGRAPHY MAY 2015 BY DYLAN BEATTY THESIS COMMITTEE: REECE JONES, CHAIRPERSON ALISON RIESER VINA LANZONA KEYWORDS: POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY, SPRATLY ISLANDS, SCARBOROUGH SHOAL, THE PHILIPPINES AND THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA