La seine était rouge Flashcards
what was the significance of 1961?
No state memorial site until 2001
State sanctioned violence
linked to painful histories like the Vichy regime and the Algerian war
How was the war in Algeria mirrored?
the algerian populace and french police clashed in Paris
How many deaths were there in the confrontation?
2, which were erased from records
What was an example of deaths which were commemorated
the 8 communists killed on the metro in Paris, they were given a lieu de memoire
what book denied that the massacre ever happened
les chevaux du pouvoir
what led to police files being revealed
media pressure and the public trial of Papon
What are some of the techniques that Sebbar used?
Use of intergenerational voices
Multiple perspectives
Imagery
what line of argument does sebbar follow
she uses counter memory to reject authoritative history
Who is amel
represents post generation- of algerian descent
What does Omer represent
is an algerian journalist- he represents the exiled migrant
Louis
is of french descent and is a documentary film maker
