TY - JOUR
T1 - The post-holocaust jew in the age of postcolonialism
T2 - La haine revisited
AU - Loshitzky, Yosefa
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - This article expands on previous discussions of La Haine by concentrating specifically on the construction of the image of the Jew within the film’s representation of a multi-ethnic, multi-racial, and multi-religious trio. Through this exploration, the article not only raises questions regarding self-representation of ‘the Jew’ in La Haine, but also reflects on the justified ethical questions raised by the beur film-makers who criticized Kassovitz on issues pertaining to ‘authenticity’, the legitimacy of representing ‘other’ communities, and the commercial exploitation of oppressed minorities in and by cinema. By shifting the boundaries of the debate on La Haine from the banlieue genre to the relationship between what I call the ‘post-Holocaust’ French Jew and the postcolonial context that characterizes the condition of contemporary France, this article attempts to offer a different perspective on this highly controversial film.
AB - This article expands on previous discussions of La Haine by concentrating specifically on the construction of the image of the Jew within the film’s representation of a multi-ethnic, multi-racial, and multi-religious trio. Through this exploration, the article not only raises questions regarding self-representation of ‘the Jew’ in La Haine, but also reflects on the justified ethical questions raised by the beur film-makers who criticized Kassovitz on issues pertaining to ‘authenticity’, the legitimacy of representing ‘other’ communities, and the commercial exploitation of oppressed minorities in and by cinema. By shifting the boundaries of the debate on La Haine from the banlieue genre to the relationship between what I call the ‘post-Holocaust’ French Jew and the postcolonial context that characterizes the condition of contemporary France, this article attempts to offer a different perspective on this highly controversial film.
KW - Banlieue cinema
KW - Beur cinema
KW - French identity
KW - Jews
KW - Postcolonialism
KW - The Holocaust
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85012429927&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1386/sfci.5.2.137/1
DO - 10.1386/sfci.5.2.137/1
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AN - SCOPUS:85012429927
SN - 1471-5880
VL - 5
SP - 137
EP - 147
JO - Studies in French Cinema
JF - Studies in French Cinema
IS - 2
ER -