Mobility, Modernity and the Slum

The Real and Virtual Journeys of 'Slumdog Millionaire'

By:

Rodanthi Tzanelli

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Hardback

Series:

Routledge Advances in Sociology

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Only virtuous humans are supposed to move in time to meet their happy destiny or karma. The tale of Jamal in Slumdog Millionaire is such a case of serendipitous mobility towards riches and love – a ‘journey’ in which good heroes and urban communities respecting solidarity are successfully modernised. Unsurprisingly, the film became tangled in many controversies around India’s destiny in the world: the film inserted Mumbai into various financial, political and artistic scenes, increased tourism in its filmed slums, and brought about charity projects in which celebrities and tourist businesses were involved. Slumdog Millionaire served as a global example of a ‘developing country’s’ uneven but unique modernisation. This book examines such mobilities of ideas, art, tourism and activism together. In doing so, it reveals the significance of Mumbai as a post-colonial city in discussions of modernity – a form of mobile adaptation to new world realities. Tzanelli examines the various agents involved in controversies through multiple virtual and real journeys to India’s colonial history and present social complexity, with a view to actualise a post-colonial future, a ‘destiny’ as the country’s serendipitous destination. Addressed to interdisciplinary audiences, the book will be a useful text for students and scholars of globalisation, mobility, tourism, media and social movement theory.

Author Biography:

Rodanthi Tzanelli is Associate Professor of Cultural Sociology at the University of Leeds, UK.

Release date NZ

August 11th, 2015

Author

Rodanthi Tzanelli

Audience

Tertiary Education (US: College)

Illustrations

9 Halftones, black and white; 9 Illustrations, black and white

Pages

254

Series

Routledge Advances in Sociology

Dimensions

156x234x20

ISBN-13

9781138909359

Product ID

23096083

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