Tuesday, Nov. 4

Topics: Sports, mega-events, and global capitalism

Read:

• Dave Zirin, Brazil’s Dance with the Devil: The World Cup, The Olympics, and the Fight for Democracy (2014), Introduction & Ch.1-4

 

Thursday, Nov. 6

Read:

• Dave Zirin, Brazil’s Dance with the Devil: The World Cup, The Olympics, and the Fight for Democracy (2014), Ch. 5-7 & Conclusion

Videos watched in class:

1) Vice News  – “Contra a Copa: The Other Side of Brazil’s World Cup”

2) Democracy Now – “A Neo-Liberal Trojan Horse: Dave Zirin on Brazil’s Mass Protests Against World Cup Displacement”

3) Last Week Tonight with John Oliver – “FIFA and the World Cup”