1) Introduction: Sports, Identity and History

       Sports as Metaphor 

2) Cassius Clay (1942-)

          A) Early Life:

                Louisville, Kentucky

        1960 Olympics

  B) The Nation of Islam

        Malcolm X

            Elijah Muhammad

      C) The Fights

        Ali-Liston I (Feb. 25, 1964)

        Ali-Liston II (May 25, 1965)

3) Ali – A Political/Social Figure

            Vietnam

            African-American/Muslim 

4) The Rumble in the Jungle (1974)

   George Foreman (1949-) 

           Zaire

         Mobutu Sese Seke

         Don King

       Africa, Heritage and “Soul”

               James Brown

           The Aftermath

5) The Film: Sports, Identity and America

          Commentators

Conclusion/Questions

Lecture 8 will follow because of time constraints the following week:

Lecture 8

Empires, Sports, and Indian Identity
Lagaan: Once upon a time in India (2001)

1)      The British in India

 2)      Cricket

3)      Lagaan, Indian Independence, and Identity

Gandhi

Satyagraha

Taxes and non-cooperation

 4)      Lagaan: Cast of Characters

Bhuvan (Aamir Khan) – Farmer

Gauri (Gracy Singh) – Daughter of village doctor

Elizabeth (Rachel Shelley) – Englishwoman who sympathizes with the villagers

Capt. Russell (Paul Blackthorne) – Commander of the British Cantonment, Elizabeth’s brother

Arjan – Blacksmith

Bagha –Temple worker/drummer, mute

Bhura – Chicken farmer

Deva Singh Sodi – Sikh, ex-British military

Goli – Hunter, known for his ability with sling

Guran – Half-crazed holy man, fortuneteller

Isaar Kaka – Gauri’s father

Ismail – Muslim Potter

Kachra – Untouchable

Lakha – Wood cutter, traitor

Tipu – Child who helps the village team

 5) Conclusion