Colonial Cinema and Imperial France, 1919--1939 : White Blind Spots, Male Fantasies, Settler Myths
Editorial Reviews
-Tom Conley, Harvard University
"An important and ambitious book on the history of colonial cinema, one that will be consulted for a good number of years."
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"Slavin takes most of us into unchartered territory, and as such his book represents an important contribution to the study of French colonial culture."--Owen White, H-France Book Reviews
"Exhaustive and insightful... It deftly combines in a single, sweeping breath a thorough discussion of a dozen period films with a meticulous examination of the historical context of their production as seen from often divergent political perspectives."--Hédi-Abdel Jaouad, French Review
"In this impressive and carefully researched book, David Henry Slavin shows how French popular culture helped create and sustain the racial hierarchies that colonial rule and the mission civilitrice required... This book will surely serve for a very long time as an indispensable guide to French colonial cinema."--Michael Provence, Histoire Sociale
"The book's strengths lie in its detailed and informative contextualization of French colonial cinema, especially those films made in or about the Maghreb, and in its ability to reveal general trends and 'blind spots' that characterise these films."-- Scope: Online Journal of Film Studies
"Slavin's enthusiasm for his topic and his determinedly critical stance toward French racism are admirable. He raises a range of fascinating questions and engages the reader's interest in French colonial history and film."--Heike Schmidt, American Historical Review
Colonial Cinema and Imperial France, 1919--1939 : White Blind Spots, Male Fantasies, Settler Myths
Colonial Cinema and Imperial France, 1919--1939 : White Blind Spots, Male Fantasies, Settler Myths,David Henry Slavin,The Johns Hopkins University Press,0801866162,Cinema/Film: Book,Colonies,Colonies And Colonization,Europe - France,Film & Video - General,Film & Video - History & Criticism,France,History,History - General History,Imperialism in motion pictures,Motion pictures,Performing Arts,Political Process - Leadership,Special Subjects In Motion Pictures,World - Colonial Studies,History / Europe / General
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