social realism

Or Social Realism

noun

1. a style of painting, especially of the 1930s in the U.S., in which the scenes depicted typically convey a message of social or political protest edged with satire.

social realism

noun

1. the use of realist art, literature, etc as a medium for social or political comment

2. another name for socialist realism

Other Word Forms

• social realist noun

Example Sentences

Now the formally restless Susan Choi turns to social realism in her beguiling if baggy “Flashlight,“ mapping a family’s journey among political autocracy and personal pain, from Midwestern cornfields to the Pacific Rim.

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The author could have trimmed rhetorical flourishes and excessive explication, shaved off a few adjectives and adverbs; yet the power of “Flashlight” derives from its exacting psychological portraits, Choi’s reconnaissance through the tradition of social realism, the rich tension between her natural cynicism and a desire for empathy.

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It was known for its gritty social realism, exploring racism as well as drug abuse, teenage pregnancy, mental illness and HIV and Aids.

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And I think that I started to gravitate to Italian neorealism, British social realism.

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For most of its run time, Bird offers social realism, excellent acting performances, moments of humour and complicated characters - not least the caring but flawed Bailey.

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