Browse Hierarchy HST5727: The Algerian War of Independence, 1954–1962

The Algerian War of Independence (1954¿1962) was France¿s last war of decolonisation. While in the early years, struggle was confined to Algeria, by 1961 bombings and targeted assassinations terrorised mainland France. This module will develop students¿ ability to locate, evaluate and use original source material to investigate the war¿s causes and assesses its impact on Algerian and French societies. The module questions why this anti-colonial struggle remains an iconic emblem for discussions of modern forms of terrorism and state-sponsored torture. In addition to the scholarship of BME and women writers, thinkers from the global south produced a large proportion of the module's primary and secondary sources.