The heart, the backbone, the counterweight: Constructing relationships between military families, the military, and the nation in the UK Armed Forces Families Strategy

Abstract: There exists an established literature within critical military studies detailing how military welfare policies attempt to manoeuvre non-serving military spouses' …

Constructing the soldier as victim: "Military victimhood" and militarism in Britain during periods of remembrance, 1918-2018

Abstract: Purpose: The purpose of this study is to critically analyse discursive constructions of military victimhood in a commemorative context, ascertaining the relationship …

In the eye of the reaper: Drone pilots, remote war, and resistance in the United States

Abstract: For over two decades, the United States has conducted remote war in the form of intelligence gathering and lethal strikes from remotely piloted aircraft, colloquially …

Unconquerable Heroes: Invictus, Redemption, and the Cultural Politics of Narrative

Abstract: The wounded veteran is a challenging subject for the state. These subjects must be narratively managed and reclaimed in ways which both recognize the violence of warfare …