“Storming the Castle.” Examining the Motivations of the Veterans Who Participated in the Capitol Riots

Abstract: Ten percent of the Americans arrested for storming the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, are military veterans. These veterans have been charged with federal crimes ranging …

Disability, Masculinity, Militarism: The Paralympics and the Cultural (Re-)production of the Para-athlete-soldier

Abstract: In this paper, we unpack the body politic of the para-athlete-soldier and its positioning within masculinizing, militarized, national, popular cultural discourses. …

Welcome home: reconciliation, Vietnam veterans, and Anzac during the Hawke government

Abstract: Recent studies regarding reconciliation have argued that restorative justice creates depoliticised consensus. This paper tests this argument by exploring the Hawke …