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The Legacy of Colonialism

The Legacy of Colonialism. La Haine (dir. Matthieu Kassovitz). La Haine: a postcolonial film?. Race, Ethnicity and Immigration ‘Les banlieues’ La Haine. Race, Ethnicity and Immigration. Brief history of immigration Post WWII reconstruction North African immigrants (the Maghr eb)

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The Legacy of Colonialism

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  1. The Legacy of Colonialism La Haine (dir. Matthieu Kassovitz)

  2. La Haine: a postcolonial film? • Race, Ethnicity and Immigration • ‘Les banlieues’ • La Haine

  3. Race, Ethnicity and Immigration • Brief history of immigration • Post WWII reconstruction • North African immigrants (the Maghreb) • 1946 1.74 million immigrants • 1990 4.16 million immigrants • DOM-TOM

  4. Race, Ethnicity and Immigration • French by birth • French by naturalization • Foreign workers

  5. Race, Ethnicity and Immigration • Changing economic climate: 1970s and 1980s • Rising unemployment rates • Jean-Marie Le Pen’s Front National • Loi Méhaignerie 1993 • Fear of Muslim fundamentalism

  6. Assimilation or Cultural Difference? • Liberty, Equality, Fraternity • L’affaire du foulard • ‘If all citizens are equal, what space is there to understand social stratification based on gender, ethnic group or income?’ Cathy Lloyd in Modern France, ed. Malcolm Cook

  7. Les banlieues • 1955-1975 3 million ‘logements sociaux’ • Les HLM (Habitations à Loyer Modéré) • ‘Les banlieues’ and ethnic minorities • The ‘ghettos’ of France? • Sarcelles in 1990, 80 nationalities • La Haine/Do the Right Thing (Spike Lee)

  8. La Haine (1995) • Social documentary? • Characters • Plot • Allusions to other films • Camerawork, sound and editing

  9. La Haine (1995) • Social documentary? • ‘A kid got shot in the 18th arrondissement and maybe 500 people came to the demonstration in the street. 2 million people came to see our movie’ Vincent Cassel

  10. La Haine (1995) • Characters

  11. La Haine (1995) • Plot • Time • Jusqu’ici tout va bien • C17th classical drama

  12. La Haine (1995) • Allusions to other films • Taxi Driver • Mean Streets • Boyz N. The Hood

  13. La Haine (1995) • Camerawork • Sound • Editing

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