Chapin+Blanchard


 * Cultural Voices Film Project: ALGERIA**


 * Brief overview/trailer of //The Battle of Algiers//**

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 * A Closer Look at the French Army**

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**"Barra Barra" Lyrics- By Rachid Taha**

Everybody out! There’s a sadness, rage and treachery Everybody out! Corruption and jealously, no longer can anyone be trusted Everybody out! Thirst, the people are forsaken Everybody out! There’s no honor, just oppression and slavery Everybody out! Thankfulness is gone and ugliness is everywhere Everybody out! The stars have gone out and the sun has gone black Everybody out! There's no more goodness, happiness or prosperity Everybody out! There's no more trees and the birds have stopped singing Everybody out! There's no day or night, only darkness Everybody out! Hell has taken over, there's no beauty left Everybody out! The time has passed, there is no honor Everybody out! There's corruption and war and the blood is running Everybody out! Only the walls are left standing Everybody out! There's fear and so everyone is silent **

Journalist: Mohammed Benchicou ** Quote: “Madam Toumi has taken justice into her own hands by opting for a one-sided reading of the law - a role that is reserved for judges. According to the minister, my book is banned because of its lack of patriotism. This argument has always been used in history by the worst dictatorships to sideline ideas that are hostile towards the government (...) By banning my book, the Algerian authorities are demonstrating that all possible means must be used to silence a journalist after he gets out of prison.”

Outline of Essay & List of Sources

· Movie Analysis: The Battle of Algiers o Connect movie to postcolonial terms § Hybridity § Nationalism § Public/Private Space · Women’s outside appearance outside the home · Algerian women vs. French women o Discuss the France’s opinion on the making of the movie o Significance of subtitles and voice · Rachid Taha’s raï music o Discuss article with comments from Taha and compare to movie o Explicate song lyrics to determine underlying meaning o Different method of voice · Mohammed Benchicou o Benchicou’s life and consequences of writing strongly about the Algerian government § Took place more recently but discuss connections between Benchicou as a journalist and the members of the FLN in the movie o Look at and analyze a piece of Benchicou’s work o Critical voice · Tie all three multimedia representations together and compare voices

Sources "Algeria, yesterday and today." //sinistra.net - the online archives of the communist left//. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 May 2010. .

Johnson, Sheila K.. "The Battle of Algiers and Its Lessons." //Common Dreams.org//. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 May 2010. .

"PEN American Center - Algeria: Mohammed Benchicou." //PEN American Center –// //Home//. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 May 2010. 

//The Battle of Algiers - Criterion Collection//. Dir. Gillo Pontecorvo. Perf. Jean Martin. Criterion, 1966. Film.