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May 2023
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285. Alger 1516, La dernière reine, avec...

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L’invité : M’hamed Oualdi, professeur d’histoire à Sciences Po Le film : La dernière reine (Adila Bendimerad et Damien Ounouri, 2022)  La discussion : Introduction et présentation du film (00:00) Une période peu vue à l’écran (2:25) Le contexte du Maghreb au début du XVIe siècle (5:00) Une « république » d’Alger avant la régence ottomane idéalisée (10:00) Une évocation … Continue reading "285. Alger 1516, La dernière reine, avec M’hamed Oualdi"

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