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Record Nr.

UNINA9910647784003321

Autore

Belkaïd Meryem

Titolo

From Outlaw to Rebel : Oppositional documentaries in Contemporary Algeria / / by Meryem Belkaïd

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2023

ISBN

9783031191572

9783031191565

Edizione

[1st ed. 2023.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (151 pages)

Collana

Palgrave Studies in Arab Cinema, , 2731-4901

Disciplina

070.18

Soggetti

Documentary films

Ethnology - Middle East

Culture

Motion pictures - Africa

Documentary Studies

Middle Eastern Culture

African Film and TV

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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. 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.