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Mobility, Modernity and the Slum - The Real and Virtual Journeys of 'Slumdog Millionaire' (Paperback)
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Mobility, Modernity and the Slum - The Real and Virtual Journeys of 'Slumdog Millionaire' (Paperback)
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.
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