Philosophically crossing the 'New Berlin Wall': Harragas and l'immigration clandestine in French and Francophone cinema

• Published in: The journal of North African studies Vol. 22; no. 5; pp. 717 - 740
• Main Author: DeAngelis, Angelica Maria
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Routledge 20.10.2017; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Agamben; Agamben, Giorgio; Badiou; Berlin Wall; Concepts; Decolonization; Film studies; Francophones; French culture; Harragas; Immigration; Immigration policy; Migration; Motion pictures; Philosophers; Political change; Politics; Postcolonialism; Undocumented immigrants; Welcome; Zizek, Slavoj; Žižek; France

Mezrak Allouache's Harragas [dir. 2009. Harragas. Algeria: Librisfilms. Baya Films and France 2 Cinéma] and Philippe Lioret's Welcome [dir. 2009. Welcome. France: Nord-Ouest Productions] have entered into the debate concerning the global migrant crisis, not only by portraying the issue fro...