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    ‘Performing for the Camera’ ?: Oral History Interviews of Female Military Service Personnel 

    Grohowski, Mariana (2014-04)
    This paper examines the discourse female military service personnel use to describe their military service. Using video-recorded oral history interviews available online from the Library of Congress Veterans History Project, ...
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    Resisting & Re-inscribing Gender Norms: See Me/ Hear Me 

    Broyles, Kathryn A. (2014-04)
    Women veterans not infrequently report the forced iconic characterizations of “bitch,” “whore,” or “dike” forced upon them by their fellow service-members, superiors, and the larger culture both during and after their ...
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    Examining the Differences in Veterans and Non-Veterans at the Chronic Pain Management Unit 

    Jiwani, Alisha; Hapidou, Eleni G. (2014-04)
    The CPMU consists of both veterans and non-veterans who exhibit a wide range of chronic pain problems. In this study, it is hypothesized that veterans and non-veterans will score better at discharge than at admission, based ...
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    The Changing Face of War 

    Short, Nancy S. (2014-04-28)
    Society has views of warfighters, who they are and the battles they fight. Recently a new group of warfighters have been brought into our consciousness; however, it is necessary to examine how we are influenced by the ...
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    Veterans in Society Conference 2014: Humanizing the Discourse (Conference Program) 

    Virginia Tech. Department of English. Center for the Study of Rhetoric in Society; Virginia Tech. Veterans Studies Group (2014-04)
    This program lists the daily sessions, presentations, and events that took place during the 2014 Veterans in Society Conference, which was held from April 27-28, 2014 at the Hotel Roanoke in Roanoke, VA. This program also ...
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    Bridging a Gap Between Knowledge and Experience: Civilian Views of Military Service 

    Hayek, Philip (2014-04)
    Assume that knowledge can never exceed experience. In the case of studying the military and veterans’ issues, then, how much can a civilian understand, or how much credibility might a civilian have to leverage when making ...
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    Standing Up To Be Counted: Female Military Personnel and Online Mentoring 

    Hart, D. Alexis (2014-04)
    Women working in male-dominated fields such as science and the military often encounter challenges fitting into their workplace communities, feeling themselves to be cast as less intelligent and less powerful (physically ...
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    How Do Military Veteran Students Write? Exploring the Effectiveness of Current Writing Pedagogy 

    Singleton, Meredith (2014-04-28)
    Through Post-911 GI Bill benefits, military veterans are flooding college admissions offices and writing classes at rates not seen since the World War II era. According to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, ...
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    Support the Troops? A Community in Dialogue 

    Montgomery, John; Salaita, Steven; Ott, Gil (2014-05-21)
    The vigorous national controversy surrounding Steven Salaita's article, "No, thanks: Stop saying 'support the troops' " in Salon.com (Aug 25, 2013: http://www.salon.com/2013/08/25/no_thanks_i_wont_support_the_troops/) ...
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    Closing Discussion "The Future of Veterans Studies" 

    Committee Panel (2014-05-29)
    Our conference theme for 2014 is Humanizing the Discourse, a title that speaks to a two-fold aim. We hope to foster increasingly sophisticated dialogue regarding veterans. This requires recognizing the individual humanity ...
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    Content TypeConference proceeding (11)Presentation (11)Video (2)SubjectVeterans in Society (11)ViS (11)Veterans (6)Female veterans (2)Gender stereotypes (2)... View MoreDate Issued
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    AuthorBroyles, Kathryn A. (1)Committee Panel (1)Dunkenberger, Mary Beth (1)Grohowski, Mariana (1)Hapidou, Eleni G. (1)... View MoreHas File(s)Yes (13)

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