Mobility, Modernity and the Slum: The Real and Virtual Journeys of 'Slumdog Millionaire'

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Rodanthi Tzanelli

Mobility, Modernity and the Slum

The Real and Virtual Journeys of 'Slumdog Millionaire'

Rodanthi Tzanelli

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English

Routledge
11 August 2015

Development studies; Society & culture: general; Anthropology; Tourism industry; Sports & outdoor recreation

Series: Routledge Advances in Sociology

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.

By: Rodanthi Tzanelli
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 498g
ISBN: 9781138909359
ISBN 10: 1138909351
Series: Routledge Advances in Sociology
Pages: 254
Publication Date: 11 August 2015
Audience: College/higher education , Primary , A / AS level
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

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