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GEM 2005 / HY2243
FILM AND HISTORY
Lecture 10
Martial Arts and Thai
Identity
Ong Bak: Muay Thai Warrior (1972)
1) Introduction: Film, History, and Identity
2) Martial Arts and Asia
Origins of Muay Thai
3) Thai Identity: The Basics
Nation
Religion
King
4) Identities and their formation
Isaan
The “Other”
Ayuthaya
Modernization/Globalization
5) Conclusion/Things to Think about…