From Outlaw to Rebel

Oppositional documentaries in Contemporary Algeria
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-3-031-19156-5
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 144 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 323 g

Reihe: Palgrave Studies in Arab Cinema

This book analyzes the rise of socially and politically engaged Algerian documentaries, created in the period immediately following the end of the Algerian civil war (1991-1999). It uses case studies to highlight the works of four Algerian filmmakers, and devotes a chapter to each: Malek Bensmaïl, Hassen Ferhani, Djamel Kerkar, and Karim Sayad. The book makes visible productions that have been overlooked not only in distribution circuits but also within academia, and examines the political significance and the esthetic power of some of the most influential Algerian documentaries produced since the 2000s.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Belkaïd, Meryem

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio Dokumentarfilme
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio Filmgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction.- 2. A Brief History of Documentaries in Algerian Cinema.- 3 Malek Bensmaïl: The Legacy of the Revolution and the Question of Democracy.- 4. Hassen Ferhani: Margins, Beauty, and Truth.- 5. Djamel Kerkar. Past, Present, and Poetry.- 6 Karim Sayad: Disrupting Myths of Masculinity.- 7. Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Meryem Belkaïd is Assistant Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures at Bowdoin College, USA. Her works have appeared in peer-reviewed journals such as the Journal of North African Studies and Expressions maghrébines.

She uses her expertise in Tunisia and Algeria to work as a contributor for Slate Afrique, The Huffington Post Algeria, Orient XXI, Manière de Voir and other Algerian media outlets like Radio M and 24H Algérie.