Habiba Djahnine: Memory Bearer

The book explores the work of Algerian feminist documentary filmmaker Habiba Djahnine, focusing on her role as a 'memory-bearer' and her films that give voice to her compatriots' stories. It covers key issues in Algerian culture and history, memory, and women's and human rights, and provides a brief overview of Algerian cinema, women filmmakers, and Djahnine's oeuvre. It examines her work as a feminist, teacher, and poet and how she transmits her ideas locally and transnationally. It also explores how Djahnine uses documentary film form for personal and autobiographical explorations of Algerian history, culture, memory, and trauma.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 144 pages
Publication date: 31 May 2025
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

This volume centers on the contemporary Algerian feminist documentary filmmaker Habiba Djahnine, who serves as a "memory-bearer" by lending her voice to her compatriots, enabling them to narrate their own stories through her films. It offers valuable insights into essential aspects of contemporary Algerian culture and history, including colonialism, the Algerian War, and the Black Decade of the 1990s, as well as the significance of memory and women's and human rights. The book provides a concise overview of Algerian cinema, highlighting Algerian women filmmakers and positioning Djahnine's work within the broader North African context. It delves into her role as a feminist, educator, and poet, examining how she conveys these roles both locally and on a transnational scale. Furthermore, the book explores how Djahnine employs the documentary film form for personal and autobiographical explorations of Algerian history, culture, memory, and trauma.

Weight: 204g
Dimension: 138 x 216 x 10 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781474439992