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French colonial documentary : mythologies of humanitarianism /

Tracing the visual rhetoric of French colonial humanitarianism, Peter J. Bloom?s unexpected analysis reveals how the project of remaking the colonies in the image of France was integral to its national identity. Bloom focuses on the promotion of French education efforts, hygienic reform, and new agr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bloom, Peter J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2008.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • INTRODUCTION: FRENCH COLONIAL DOCUMENTARY; 1. TUPI OR NOT TUPI: NATURAL MAN AND THE IDEOLOGY OF FRENCH COLONIAL DOCUMENTARY; 2. MYTHOLOGIES OF THE TIRAILLEURS SÉNÉGALAIS: CINEMA, SHELL SHOCK, AND FRENCH COLONIAL PSYCHIATRY; 3. THE TRANS-SAHARAN CROSSING FILMS: COLONIAL CINEMATIC PROJECTIONS OF THE FRENCH AUTOMOBILE; 4. DIAGNOSING INVISIBLE AGENTS: BETWEEN THE MICROBIOLOGICAL AND THE GEOGRAPHIC; 5. INFILTRATE THE CROWD WITH AN IDEA! COLONIAL EDUCATIONAL CINEMA AND THE THREAT OF IMITATIVE CONTAGION.