2009/08/15 by Bernard Beck · 1 citation
Social Sciences · #Criminology #Gender studies #Immigration #Inequality #Law #Media studies #Oppression #Political science #Politics #Populism, Right-Wing Movements #Sociology #Visitor pattern
paper · doi:10.1080/15210960903116589
openalex publication_date 2009/08/15 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
Two recent movies, The Visitor and Slumdog Millionaire, exemplify very different ways of dealing with the pains of inequality in modern life. Popular culture celebrates the successes of meritorious individuals from backgrounds of victimization and oppression, but it struggles to find positive themes when social arrangements continue to victimize other meritorious individuals. We may appear to transcend our past inequalities, but we still have present inequalities to struggle against. Similarities to recent political events, the unsettled issues of immigration, the fear of Muslims, and the election of a multiracial President are noted.