Algeria


'Undesirables' and the Mediterranean Graphic Novel

Aomar Boum on tracing the holocaust to North Africa through his new graphic novel with Nadjib Berber.
Aomar Boum, Elizabeth Perego 12 min read

The Beautiful Game between Algeria and France

Legacies of colonialism and decolonization have long shaped what football means to the large shared population of binational citizens between France and Algeria. One in every ten people in France has a direct familial connection to Algeria, complicating any distinction of national belonging and clou
Sami Everett 13 min read

Football in Algeria from the "Black Decade" to the Hirak

When Algeria defied the odds to win the Africa Cup of Nations in 2019, many Algerians heralded the moment as a victory for more than just football. The team’s previous and only win on the international stage had been in 1990 and was followed by a decade of civil unrest that ended with Bouteflika’s e
Mahfoud Amara 12 min read

The Beautiful Game between Algeria and France

Legacies of colonialism and decolonization have long shaped what football means to the large shared population of binational citizens between France and Algeria. One in every ten people in France has a direct familial connection to Algeria, complicating any distinction of national belonging and clou
Sami Everett 13 min read

Settler Entanglements from Citrus Production to Historical Memory

Although settler colonies are often depicted as unique and distinctive, Muriam Haleh Davis argues that analyzing settler colonialism in a global framework reveals their multiple commonalities. Here she examines the large-scale production of citrus in Algeria, Israel and California as one fascinating
Muriam Davis 12 min read

France, a Settler Postcolony?

With the French presidential election currently underway, Olivia C. Harrison's timely intervention explains the central role that the history and memory of French Algeria continue to play in the country's politics, culture and society. She shows how the perverse calls by nativist and right-wing grou
Olivia C. Harrison 12 min read

Settler Colonialism in the Middle East and North Africa: A Protracted History

Settler colonial studies developed as a distinct field of research to address the particular circumstances of settler societies. Since its advent in the 1990s, this field has only marginally considered the Middle East and North Africa, focusing instead on the Anglophone settler societies of North Am
Lorenzo Veracini 13 min read

Settler Entanglements from Citrus Production to Historical Memory

Although settler colonies are often depicted as unique and distinctive, Muriam Haleh Davis argues that analyzing settler colonialism in a global framework reveals their multiple commonalities. Here she examines the large-scale production of citrus in Algeria, Israel and California as one fascinating
Muriam Davis 12 min read

France, a Settler Postcolony?

With the French presidential election currently underway, Olivia C. Harrison's timely intervention explains the central role that the history and memory of French Algeria continue to play in the country's politics, culture and society. She shows how the perverse calls by nativist and right-wing grou
Olivia C. Harrison 12 min read

The Algerian Hirak Between Mobilization and Imprisonment - An Interview with Hakim Addad

Hakim Addad has been a political activist in Algeria for decades. In this interview with Thomas Serres he discusses the increasing repression of peaceful demonstrators under President Tebboune, the positive role of a new generation of activists in the Hirak movement, his arrests and imprisonment and
Thomas Serres 14 min read

The Algerian Hirak Between Mobilization and Imprisonment - An Interview with Hakim Addad

Hakim Addad has been a political activist in Algeria for decades. In this interview with Thomas Serres he discusses the increasing repression of peaceful demonstrators under President Tebboune, the positive role of a new generation of activists in the Hirak movement, his arrests and imprisonment and
Thomas Serres 14 min read