Film, narrative agency, and the politics of care in Veteran Britain

Abstract: Film offers untapped potential for making critical interventions in world politics, particularly in ways that harness people's capacity to narrate stories that creatively …

Meaning in psychosis: A Veteran's critique of the traumas of racism, sexual violence, and intersectional oppression

Abstract: This clinical case study presents the case of a Latina Veteran experiencing psychosis and draws on eclectic theoretical sources, including user/survivor scholarship, …

Towards a Narrative Method: Using Life-Writing in Military Education

This article begins by considering current English as second language (EL2) teaching in Norwegianprofessional military education (PME) and reflecting on how reading narrative …

Behind the Stiff Upper Lip: War Narratives of Older Men with Dementia

Abstract: The concept of the stiff upper lip stands as a cultural metaphor for the repression and figurative ‘biting back’ of traumatic experience, particularly in military …

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 …

Life, embodiment, and (post-)war stories: studying narrative in critical military studies

Abstract: This paper argues for an expanded conceptualization of narrative as a tool for research in critical military studies (CMS). Narrative provides a means of studying the …

Resisting decline? Narratives of independence among aging limbless veterans

Abstract: ‘Maintaining independence’ is a core project for many older people; a project which has received critical attention within aging studies. In this paper, we extend …

The Meaning of "Loneliness" for Traumatized Veterans: A Semiotic Investigation of Veterans' Written Narratives

Abstract: Loneliness may be a pertinent problem for veterans in the often-traumatic aftermath of war, and while the qualitative nature of this loneliness bears clinical …

A Theoretical and Applied Review of Embodied Restorying for Post-Deployment Family Reintegration

Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to introduce the theory and application of Embodied Restorying Practices (ERPs), an intervention designed to promote military family …

Narrating embodied experience: sharing stories of trauma and recovery

Abstract: In this paper, we explore our use of a dialogical storytelling approach to alleviate some of the tensions involved in researching another person's embodied experience. …

The Psycho Therapeutic Mapping of a Soldier's Suffering: A Narrative Analysis of the Grimms' "Bearskin"

Abstract: The Brothers Grimm introduced into the fifth edition of Children’s and Household Tales a new story, “Bearskin,” that addressed the psychological suffering of …

Disability, inclusive adventurous training and adapted sport: Two soldiers' stories of involvement

Abstract: Objectives: To generate insights into the personal meaning and value of an inclusive adventurous training and adapted sport course for military personnel who have …