CHIHAB SEVEN DECADES OF ALGERIAN CINEMA-art ! history and politics

From the first images capture in the maquis during the war of liberation to contemporary produtions celebrated at international festivals algerian cinema has traversed seven tumultuous decades reflecting the profound transformations of a society in search of its identity 

Ahmed Bedjaoui a key figure in algerian cinema brings together in this volume his major contributions published in international journal through a series of articles interview and critical analyses he offers a transdicsiplinary reading of Algeran cinema at the crossroads of history polics and cultural studies