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Invisible bodies of war: British servicewomen on covert operations in Northern Ireland

Abstract: Women were employed to operate covertly with British security forces and paramilitary organisations during the Troubles in Northern Ireland (1968-1998). However, the …

A negotiated gender order: British Army control of Servicewomen in 'front line' counterinsurgency, 1948-2014

Abstract: This conceptual paper critically analyses how the British Army exercises control over the production of knowledge about women's war labour in 'front line combat' and how …

Voices of Veteran Researchers

Abstract: This article moves away from attempting to determine the meaning of the veteran’s voice in research, and instead reflect on the contingent and contextual emer-gence of …

Bringing the Homefront to the Forefront: UK perspectives on critical research with military spouses

Abstract: On the 9th of July 2021, the Rethinking Military Spouses: Critical Research Group hosted a webinar titled ‘Bringing the Homefront to the Forefront: UK Perspectives on …

'Deeply odd': women veterans as critical feminist scholars

Abstract: A series of conversations between two women veterans triggered a realization that our military service had been 'deeply odd'. Jointly authored by a historian and a social …

‘Deeply odd’: women veterans as critical feminist scholars

Abstract: A series of conversations between two women veterans triggered a realization that our military service had been ‘deeply odd’. Jointly authored by a historian and a …