the use of realist art, literature, etc as a medium for social or political comment
2. another name for socialist realism
social realism in American English
noun
a style of painting, esp. of the 1930s in the U.S., in which the scenes depicted typically convey a message of social or political protest edged with satire
Also: Social Realism
Derived forms
social realist
Examples of 'social realism' in a sentence
social realism
Yet it has remained a work of social realism.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This is social realism punctuated by hazy reveries and lurid comedy.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Yet the film is an entertaining mix of crazy sci-fi and social realism.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
This is not a moment that's interested in social realism or true-life stories.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It was cut in deference to critics who complained about its jarring social realism.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
She is good at social realism, but unintentionally hilarious when it comes to sentimentalism.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
In old age he remained committed to his belief in social realism.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Umbrellas here are a kind of shorthand for a social realism.
The Times Literary Supplement (2017)
Equally, we sometimes fetishise social realism and emphasise the grimness and the bleakness.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It's a stylised comedy and not meant to be social realism.
social realism in British English