Epitome Movies: Slums & Skyscrapers

The jarring juxtaposition of these two YouTube videos captures beautifully our course goals to understand the social-spatial inequalities wrought by global neoliberalism on contemporary urban culture and social space.

  • First start Skyscrapers, and turn the sound down low. After a minute or so, start up the second video Save Dharavi, on Mumbai's largest slum and squatter settlement, and listen to its audio track.