The Franco-Algerian War through a Twenty-First Century Lens: Film and History (War, Culture and Society)
Bloomsbury Academic
ISBN13:
9781474262804
$142.52
The Franco-Algerian War (195462) remains a powerful international symbol of Third Worldism and the finality of Empire. Through its nuanced analysis of the war's depiction in film, The Franco-Algerian War through a Twenty-First Century Lens locates an international reckoning with history that both condemns and exonerates past generations. Algerian and French production partnerships-such as Hors-la-loi, (Outside the Law, Rachid Bouchareb, 2010) and Loubia Hamra (Bloody Beans, Narimane Mari, 2013)-are one of several ways citizens collaborate to unearth a shared history and its legacy. Nicole Beth Wallenbrock probes cinematic discourse to shed new light on topics including: the media revelation of torture and atomic bomb tests; immigration's role in the evolution of the war's meaning; and the complex relationship of the intertwined film cultures. The first chapter summarizes the Franco-Algerian War in 20th-century film, thus grounding subsequent queries with Algeria's moudjahid or freedom-fighter films and the French new wave's perceived disinterest in the conflict. This book is an invaluable resource for scholars seeking to understand cinema's role in re-evaluating war and reconstructing international memory.
- | Author: Nicole Beth Wallenbrock
- | Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
- | Publication Date: February 20, 2020
- | Number of Pages: 224 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Hardcover
- | ISBN-10: 1474262805
- | ISBN-13: 9781474262804
- Author:
- Nicole Beth Wallenbrock
- Publisher:
- Bloomsbury Academic
- Publication Date:
- February 20, 2020
- Number of pages:
- 224 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Hardcover
- ISBN-10:
- 1474262805
- ISBN-13:
- 9781474262804