A Million Dollar Exit from the Anarchic Slum-world: Slumdog Millionaire 's hollow idioms of social justice
2010; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 31; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1080/01436591003701117
ISSN1360-2241
Autores Tópico(s)South Asian Studies and Conflicts
ResumoThis article contests the characterisation of the popular and acclaimed film, Slumdog Millionaire, as a realistic portrayal of India's urban poverty that will ultimately serve as a tool of advocacy for India's urban poor. It argues that the film's reductive view of slum-spaces will more probably reinforce negative attitudes towards slum-dwellers, lending credibility to the sorts of policies that have historically dispossessed them of power and dignity. By drawing attention to the film's celebration of characters and spaces that symbolise Western culture and Northern trajectories of 'development', the article also critically engages with some of the issues raised by the film's enormous success.
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