Algeria

police and military out posts located in the Aures Mountains were targeted by the Algerian National Liberation Front; FLN for short. The series of rebellious events that occurred between 1954 and 1957 against the French in the capital of Algeria ultimately led to Algeria gaining its official independence from France on the third of July in 1962. A truce had finally been reached between French President Charles de Gaulle and the Muslim-led National Liberation Front. According to the first…

education provided by missionary, as well as official efforts…made new notions of identity, a new individualism” (Roberts,99). These changes corrupted and undermined local cultures. The lands around cities were forever changed. As mentioned earlier Algeria had an agricultural revolution and “South Africa was one that benefited from her own farming exports” (Roberts,110). Both colonial powers wanted to exploit their colonies for their resources, both human and minerals. Once England found out…

These effects can be found in multiple areas of Algerian life and culture. One such area is that of language. The prolonged presence of French peoples in Algeria meant that the French language inevitably permeated everyday Algerian life. The long-term effects of this permeation can be seen in the mounting attention that francophone authors have been receiving from renowned critics and competitions. Yet, while…

Jackie Sun History 193B Professor Omnia El Shakry May 23, 2017 The differing experiences of Algeria and Egypt in their process of decolonization offers the opportunity for rich historical analysis, particularly through the lens of Frantz Fanon’s theory of revolutionary decolonization. Fanon’s most important work, The Wretched of the Earth, specifically concerned the case of Algeria and the Algerian war, but that does not preclude examination of other countries. Although Aleria remains unique…

play called “Et’teffeh” (means “Apples”). This is a popular play in Algeria, which successfully revealed the traditional culture and tradition of Algeria. Only three actors played the whole play, however actors are all experienced, which made the content more interesting. Istijman, the organization that takes the responsibilities of this play, is a small experimental theater organization that wants to spread the culture of Algeria all around the world. Istijman, an experimental theater…

The Battle of Algiers is a film set in 1954 that brings attention to the conflict of independence being sought by the Algerians. We see fear and violence begin to escalate as the city of Algeria fights for independence from the French. After a violent uprising, the Algerians finally achieve their goals and aspirations of independence in 1962. Conflict is defined as “a perceived divergence of interest,” (Pruitt and Kim, 7). This means that the underlying issue is the way that the conflict is…

“The Guest”, takes place in Algeria has to be closely correlated with his mother. The first instance of the novel taking place in remote Algeria is, “Then Dar had spent long hours in his room, leaving it only to go to the shed and feed the chickens or get some coal. Fortunately, the delivery truck from Tadjid, the nearest village to the north, had brought his supplies two days before the blizzard. (372)” In this quote, it shows the remote nature of the villages in Algeria. Because of his…

In his second book, A Dying Colonialism, Frantz Fanon provides us with an astute account of the social and cultural changes that occurred in Algeria during the War of Independence. This review will examine the book’s two most discussed chapters, “Algeria Unveiled” and “The Algerian Family.” Fanon uses two distinct narrative forms: one that is reflective of his first-hand experience and personal investment in the quest for Algerian liberation and another, more descriptive, clinical-analytical…

analyzes the French colonial gaze on his native country and particularly its women through the historical record of postcards made from 1900 to 1930. Alloula argues that the postcards were a form of symbolic assault on the veiled and private women of Algeria, who were played in them by paid models, as denizens of the colonial fantasy of the harem, as created by Orientalism. In the first chapter “The Orient as Stereotype and Phantasm,” Alloula outlines his mission to respond to the colonial gaze…

happening. Two particular foes stood out throughout the movie. On the French side was Paratrooper Colonel Mathieu, whose sole mission is to stay in Algeria to erase any chance of an Algerian rebellion. The Algerian population initiated a movement “National Liberation Front of Algiers” a group of Muslim Algerians who conducted to contend for independence in Algeria against their French government and the paratroops stationed in their country. One main characters, Ali La pointe is the leader of…