Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Illustrations
Introduction
Algeria: Nation, Culture and
Transnationalism 1988-2015 Patrick Crowley
Nation, State and Society
In the Shadow of Revolution
James McDougall
Algeria’s ‘Belle Époque’: Memories of the 1970s as a Window on the
Present Ed McAllister
The Many (Im)possibilities of Contemporary Algerian Judaïtés
Samuel Sami Everett
1988-1992: Multipartism, Islamism and the Descent into Civil War
Malika Rahal
Algerian Heritage Associations: National Identity and Rediscovering
the Past Jessica Northey
Cultural Mediations
Writing in the Aftermath of
Two Wars: Algerian Modernism and the Génération ’88 Corbin
Treacy
The Persistence of the Image, the Lacunae of History: The Archive
and Contemporary Art in Algeria (1992-2012) Fanny Gillet
Music, Borders and Nationhood in Algeria Tony Langlois
Algerian Youth on the Move. Capoeira, Street-dance and Parkour:
Between Integration and Contestation Britta Hecking
Sport in Algeria — from national self-assertion to anti-state
contestation Philip Dine
Beyond France-Algeria: The Algerian Novel and the Transcolonial
Imagination Olivia C. Harrison
Afterword
Performing Algerianness: The National and
Transnational Construction of Algeria’s ‘Culture Wars’ Walid
Benkhaled and Natalya Vince
Notes on Contributors
Index
Patrick Crowley is Senior Lecturer in French at University College Cork.
Reviews 'This volume edited by Patrick Crowley looks at the current
state of the country by drawing on cultural studies and historical
analysis. It proposes a series of case studies on the
representations of contemporary Algeria and their political
meanings, with the objective of challenging any political discourse
that homogenizes the idea of 'Algerianity.' From a pedagogical
perspective, this is a useful resource to understand the role of
dominant narratives and key historical references, as well as the
formulation of alternative discourses. It is especially effective
in challenging the twin narratives presenting a country plagues by
'violence' and 'culture wars.' Last but not least, the volume
offers of collection of contribution that illuminates a wide range
of issues such as the meanings associated to the memories of the
1970s, the artistic use of audiovidual documents to fight
institutional amnesia, the appropriation of the arts of movements
(parkour, street dance) by the Algerian youth or the political
functions of sports and especially football. Therefore, the book
edited by Crowley is a crucial resource to introduce students to
the diversity of the country.'
Muriam Haleh Davis, and Thomas Serres, Jadaliyya
'Algeria: Nation, Culture and Transnationalism, 1988–2015 is a
welcome effort to shed light on the current state of the country by
drawing on historical analysis and cultural studies. Engaged in a
decade-long effort to scrutinise the cultural dynamics that shaped
colonial and postcolonial subjects, Patrick Crowley has focused on
Algeria as a site for the production of exemplary imperialist and
revolutionary discourses...
This is a rich and diverse book that brings together numerous
inspiring contributions. It far surpasses its stated goal of
complexifying our understanding of Algeria, offering insights for
rethinking how Algeria has been framed by past and present
researchers. Rather than being a merely useful work for specialists
of the country and students interested in cultural studies, this
volume makes interventions that are both necessary and profound
given the current state of the field.'
The Journal of North African Studies
'[T]he diversity of themes and methodologies, and the focus on
putting national dynamics, transnational processes and the everyday
into dialogue, make this volume a critical text for anyone working
on contemporary Algeria. Individual chapters will also be of
interest to scholars working on music, postcolonial literature,
political movements, discourses of identity, youth and relations
between the cultural and the political.'
Camille Jacob, International Journal of Francophone Studies
‘Crowley’s Introduction effectively maps out why each of these
frames is so useful to scholarship on contemporary
Algeria...Another great strength of the collection is to give
readers access to exciting work by promising young scholars…’Todd
Shephard, French Studies
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