Visions of History: Looking Back at the Algerian War
Visions of History: Looking Back at the Algerian War
This chapter explores how the events of the Algerian War have been constructed and remembered visually in France post-1962, and the role this process has played in turning the War into a historical event. Drawing on recent work within photography studies and theory, this chapter probes the relationship between photography and history and examines how still images of the conflict – showing military operations, urban unrest, terrorist activity and pied-noir exodus – have been mobilised by different groups in both France and Algeria. Particular attention is paid here to the important role played by conscript photographers (such as Marc Garanger) and the contrasting images produced by the Algerian photographer Mohamed Kouaci.
Keywords: Algerian War, Historiography, Photography, Icon, Conscript
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