Sharpe, M (2022) Gazing, Settler Cinema, and the Algerian War: Slanted Kisses. Journal of War and Culture Studies, 15 (1). pp. 67-85. ISSN 1752-6272
Abstract
This article analyses patterns of what I will call de-colonial gazing in Slanted Kisses (1962): a short film directed by two European settlers, in and around Algiers, during the Algerian War (1954–1962). As a means of departure, I identify two types of de-colonial gaze that I argue are crucial to the politics of Slanted Kisses: ‘the amorous gaze’ (linked to a desire to forget about conflict, and to retreat into Eurocentric solitude); and ‘the panoramic gaze’ (linked to a desire to control the colonial landscape, transforming it into a visual spectacle). In the third section of the article, I then examine the allegorical imaginary at play in Slanted Kisses – anchored in visual idioms of light and darkness – before concluding with some thoughts on how this allegory functions in relation to the history of decolonization in Algeria.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an author produced version of an article published in Journal of War and Culture Studies. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Algeria; cinema; decolonization; gaze; settlers; War |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Languages Cultures & Societies (Leeds) > French (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 23 Feb 2021 16:22 |
Last Modified: | 11 Sep 2022 00:13 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/17526272.2021.1894378 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:171386 |