Martin Evans is Professor of Modern History at the University of Sussex. He was formerly Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Portsmouth. He is the co-author (with John Phillips) of Algeria: Anger of the Dispossessed (Yale University Press: 2007) and the author of Algeria: France’s Undeclared War (Oxford University Press: 2012).
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaMoroccan political cinema and the Arab Spring: an interview with Hicham Lasri
I was interested by the electricity in the air, the aggression and the disarray of those in power.
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Published in: HomeThe Battle of Algiers: a formative influence on Moroccan cinema
Laying bare the social and economic structures of oppression to reconstruct a national psyche from the ruins – how...
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Published in: HomePontecorvo's Colonel Mathieu: the paratrooper who embodied France
What we see is a three dimensional character who is eloquent and thoughtful in his actions.
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Published in: HomeFirst encounters with the Battle of Algiers
On February 6, 2013, the University of Sussex History Department held a special screening of the Battle of Algiers,...
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Published in: HomeTranscending boundaries: Yasmin El Derby on The Battle of Algiers
The festival director of the London Middle East and North Africa Film Festival talks about the place of Pontecorvo’s...
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Published in: HomeIn short: Ken Loach on The Battle of Algiers
On 17 December 2012, Ken Loach summed up the personal significance of The Battle of Algiers for him, in our project...