Raoul Peck : Power, Politics, and the Cinematic Imagination

This comprehensive collection of essays dedicated to the work of filmmaker Raoul Peck is the first of its kind. The essays, interview, and keynote addresses collected in Raoul Peck: Power, Politics, and the Cinematic Imagination focus on the ways in which power and politics traverse the work of Peck and are central to his cinematic vision. At the heart of this project is the wish to gather diverse interpretations of Raoul Peck’s films in a single volume. The essays included herein are written by scholars from different disciplines and are placed alongside Peck’s own articulations around the nature of power and politics. Raoul Peck: Power, Politics, and the Cinematic Imagination provides an introduction to Peck’s better-known films, interpretations of his rarely seen and recently released early films, and original analyses of his more recent films. It endeavors to explore the ways in which the dual themes of power and politics inform the work of Peck by taking a multidisciplinary approach to contextualizing his filmography. It culls contributions from scholars who write from a wide range of disciplines including history, film studies, literary studies, postcolonial studies, French and Francophone studies and African studies. The result is a volume that offers divergent perspectives and frames of expertise by which to understand Peck’s oeuvre that continues to expand and deepen. This Comprehensive Collection Of Essays Dedicated To The Work Of Filmmaker Raoul Peck Is The First Of Its Kind. The Essays, Interview, And Keynote Addresses Collected In Raoul Peck: Power, Politics, And The Cinematic Imagination Focus On The Ways In Which Power And Politics Traverse The Work Of Peck And Are Central To His Cinematic Vision. At The Heart Of This Project Is The Wish To Gather Diverse Interpretations Of Raoul Peck S Films In A Single Volume. The Essays Included Herein Are Written By Scholars From Different Disciplines And Are Placed Alongside Peck S Own Articulations Around The Nature Of Power And Politics. Raoul Peck: Power, Politics, And The Cinematic Imagination Provides An Introduction To Peck S Better-known Films, Interpretations Of His Rarely Seen And Recently Released Early Films, And Original Analyses Of His More Recent Films. It Endeavors To Explore The Ways In Which The Dual Themes Of Power And Politics Inform The Work Of Peck By Taking A Multidisciplinary Approach To Contextualizing His Filmography. It Culls Contributions From Scholars Who Write From A Wide Range Of Disciplines Including History, Film Studies, Literary Studies, Postcolonial Studies, French And Francophone Studies And African Studies. The Result Is A Volume That Offers Divergent Perspectives And Frames Of Expertise By Which To Understand Peck S Oeuvre That Continues To Expand And Deepen. Contents 7 Introduction 9 ONE History Is Too Important to Leave to Hollywood 21 TWO Disrupting Conventional Film Structure 46 THREE “My Story is Not a Nice Story” 70 FOUR Framing the Dispersal in Diaspora 94 FIVE On the Edge of Silence 114 SIX Haitian National Identity and Gender in Raoul Peck’s Moloch Tropical 136 SEVEN Interrogating Images 162 EIGHT Postcolonialism and the Poetics of Pragmatism 180 NINE “Haiti mon amour” 204 TEN Lòt Bò and Anba Dlo 225 ELEVEN Politics, Masculinity, and Apocalyptic Memory in L’homme sur les quais 242 TWELVE Lessons from the Cinema of Raoul Peck 252 THIRTEEN Stolen Images or Footnotes 274 FOURTEEN “Beyond Help?” 282 Index 289 About the Contributors 298 Raoul,Peck,9780739198780 Raoul Peck 9780739198780 Raoul Peck: Power, Politics and the Cinematic Imagination includes a collection of essays by leading scholars and an interview and two keynotes addresses by the Haitian filmmaker Raoul Peck. The volume focuses on the ways in which power and politics have shaped his oppositional gaze and inform his films and his method as a director.