Homework:
Building on your reading in previous modules analyze in depth how French colonial history in Africa (Algeria) and in Asia (Vietnam) is remembered, by using specific examples, quotes, and other details from the film to illustrate your point.
Answer 5 questions of your choice from the following list, by using examples from BOTH films:
To fully develop your thoughts consider the following questions ABOUT THE STORY, ITS CHARACTERS AND EVENTS:
i. Whether the titles of the films "Indochine" and "The Battle of Algiers" adequately represent the actual content of the film. If so, how? if not, what do you think will make a more adequate title? If yes, and no, explain how.
ii. From whose point of view do we have access to the history of French Indochina of French Algeria?
iii. Whose voice dominates in the representation of French Indochina and of French Algeria?
iv. Describe the conditions of existence of Indochinese people and of Algerian people under the colonial system. How are the relationships between French and indigenous people in Vietnam and Algeria represented? How how do the French characters fit into this?
v. Discuss the representation of women in both films: are they depicted as powerless/submissive or as having power/ agency, or both? explain how/why using different and specific examples.
vi. Give examples illustrating the Indochinese people and the Algerian people's subordinate status, and others that express resistance to colonial oppression.
vii. How is the French colonial system/regime represented?
viii. Whose story is foregrounded (when one considers the opening and ending of the film)?
ix. Based on the story, discuss how colonialism disrupts, changes, destroys and/or blurs notions of identity, cultural affiliation, lineage, and belonging.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.