The USC Dornsife Middle East Studies Program and the USC School of Cinematic Arts celebrated the 50th anniversary of Gillo Pontecorvo’s film The Battle of Algiers on February 28th, 2017. Sohail Daulatzai, Associate Professor of Film and Media Studies and African American Studies at UC Irvine, presents his book Fifty Years of The Battle of Algiers: Past as Prologue following a screening of the film.

The talk expounds on the legacy and influence the film has had on power and politics and anti-imperial struggles around the globe, from the Black Power and Chicano movements in the U.S. to the Palestinian liberation movement and IRA abroad. The talk was moderated by Olivia Harrison, Assistant Professor of French and Italian and Middle East Studies.

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