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 LasriI 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 cinemaLaying bare the social and economic structures of oppression to reconstruct a national psyche from the ruins – how an idea caught on.
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Published in: HomePontecorvo's Colonel Mathieu: the paratrooper who embodied FranceWhat 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 AlgiersOn February 6, 2013, the University of Sussex History Department held a special screening of the Battle of Algiers, followed by discussion with Yasmin El Derby from the Middle East and North Africa Film Festival in London. Here are three reactions.
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Published in: HomeTranscending boundaries: Yasmin El Derby on The Battle of AlgiersThe festival director of the London Middle East and North Africa Film Festival talks about the place of Pontecorvo’s film within the history of the region’s cinema and about its future.
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Published in: HomeIn short: Ken Loach on The Battle of AlgiersOn 17 December 2012, Ken Loach summed up the personal significance of The Battle of Algiers for him, in our project situating Algeria’s history, society and politics within the wider context of the Arab world.