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From Acting to Action: Delphine Seyrig, Les Insoumuses, and Feminist Video in 1970s France

Zapperi, Giovanna (University of Oregon, 2022)

Mostly known as one of the leading actresses in 1960s-1970s French cinema, Delphine Seyrig was also a media and a feminist activist working collaboratively within the framework of the women’s liberation movement. This ...
“Only the Dead will be Innocent": Interpreting Colonialism and Violence Through Contemporary French Films on the Algerian War

Carey, Sarah Jane (University of Oregon, 2016-06)

In recent years, the Algerian War, long a taboo topic in France, has begun to receive attention in public discourse and mainstream media, including several recent films. In my work, I analyze five contemporary French ...