France & The Maghreb

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Since the colonization of Algeria in 1830, Tunisia in 1881, and Morocco in 1912, the Maghreb has played a specific role in French colonial and postcolonial culture. Through the study of primary sources and texts that contextualize them, this course examines various aspects of French colonialism in the Maghreb, and its contemporary legacy on issues central to French-Maghrebi relationships. Different faculty members have focused on various themes such as: settler colonialism versus "protectorate" rule; the contradictions of French secularism in the colonies; the transformations undergone by local societies under French colonial power; the fight for independence in global perspective; memories of the colonial era across both sides of the Mediterranean.