Flash activism: How a Bollywood film catalyzed civic justice toward a murder trial

Authors

  • Ritesh Mehta University of Southern California, Los Angeles

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3983/twc.2012.0345

Keywords:

Civic protest, Civil society, Flash fandom, Jessica Lall, Mobile publics, Rang De Basanti

Abstract

Rang De Basanti's box office success served as a catalyst for flash activism surrounding the Jessica Lall murder trials.

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Published

2012-06-15

Issue

Vol. 10 (2012)

Section

Symposium

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