The public’s obsession with war experience reveals a prominent discursive motif, a sense of crisis and anxiety about the state of civil-military relationships, as the psychosocial aftereffects of war, e.g., veterans’ reintegration troubles and psychological injuries such as Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), permeate debates about US wars. Apart from medialized farewell and welcome-home ceremonies, yellow-ribbon campaigns and “I-support-the-troops” bumper stickers, protagonists within this discourse have increasingly expressed concern about how soldiers come to terms with war experience. Time and again since the beginning of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, public discourse in the US has revolved around society’s relationship with its soldiers. Modern society does not seem to be one of them. Studies from around the world show that recovering from war-from any trauma-is heavily influenced by the society one belongs to, and there are societies that make that process relatively easy. Singing their “Song”: Veterans, Civilians, and the Trials of Homecoming “Winning this War with Education.” Milbloggers’ Charity Missions as Part of the War Effortĥ. “It Is not Like that in America.” Cultural Brokering in Milblogs “Old Sarge” and the Rookies: Milblog Mentoring for Fellow Soldiers and Relatives The Personal Sense of ‘Mission’ in Milblogs Military-Civil Relationships in PsychologyĬontinued Community Service and Social Support in Veteran Readjustment Projects Veteran Readjustment in US Military Psychology and Civic Engagement Beyond the Call of Duty: War Experience, Relationship-Building, and Community Service Ritualized Negotiations of Stress during (and after) DeploymentĤ. “You Are Appreciated, All of You.” Ceremonial Storytelling in Milblogs Memorial and Ritual 2.0: Medial Adaptations of Traditional Cultural Practices Relevant Disciplinary Approaches in Ritual StudiesĬivil Religion, Sacrifice, and War-Related Memorial Culture in the US Milblogs as Rituals: War, Citizenship, and the Sacred Narrative in Psychology and Mental Health Careģ. Role Modeling Indigenous Traditions in Psychology and Veterans’ AffairsĬivil-Military Relationships and Non-Native ‘Warriors’ Native American Traditions of Warrior Reintegration Narrating War: Activist Discourse and Cultural Comparison Milblogs and New Media as Primary Sources in a Historiographic ContextĢ.
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