1st Edition
Mobility, Modernity and the Slum The Real and Virtual Journeys of 'Slumdog Millionaire'
Part I: Slumdog Metaphors of Globalisation 1. Globalisation as Serendipitous Adaptation 2. The Nexus of Theory and Methodology 3. A Slumdog Industrial Community Part II: Reading Slumdog Millionaire 4. Staging Slumdog: From Realist Fiction to ‘Ethical’ Acting 5. The Cinematic Text Scene-by-Scene 6. The Frail Dialogics of Pop Participation Part III: A Plural Slumdog Kósmos 7. Tourist Modernities: SM’s Multiple Sites as Fields 8. The Virtual Journeys of Slumdog Millionaire 9. Slumdog Economies of Modernity 10. Conclusion
Biography
Rodanthi Tzanelli is Associate Professor of Cultural Sociology at the University of Leeds, UK.
‘With Mobility, Modernity and the Slum, Tzanelli proves once again to be a compelling guide through the world of cinematic tourism, offering readers a richly detailed analysis of Slumdog Millionaire that draws our gaze beyond the screen to reveal the complex web of artistic communities, culture and heritage industries, transnational tourism, and charitable activism that surrounds the film. Brimming with theoretical insights and perceptive analyses, this stimulating book will transform the way we understand global circulations of film, art, and volunteer tourism.’
— Associate Professor Jennie Germann Molz, Sociology and Anthropology Department, College of the Holy Cross, USA
‘In this book, insightful research meets meticulous interpretation. Bringing together social theory and cinema, Tzanelli’s is an extraordinarily masterful contribution to the understanding of contemporary world society.’
—Dr Bulent Diken, Department of Sociology, Lancaster University, UK
