Why the Franco-Algerian relationship?
This project considers how colonial and post-colonial relations between France and Algeria have been represented since the Algerian War (1954-62), and will track the shifting way in which ‘Algeria’ has been constructed, portrayed and understood in France during that time. Noting both the recent proliferation of films, documentaries, and photographic projects exploring these questions, and the volume of visual material which emerges with even a cursory investigation of more historical documents, the project’s central hypothesis is that visual modes of representation in particular (film, video, photography and television) have played a crucial role in the mediation of the Franco-Algerian relationship.llow the links on the left for more discussion of some of the research questions underpinning the project.
