Monthly Archives: June 2024

The “Good War”: Preparations for a War against Civilians

Senior Lecturer Amanda Alexander writes in 2016: This article argues that the narratives told about the Great War helped to establish the bombardment of civilians during World War II as an ethical, military and legal possibility. It shows that the … Continue reading

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A Short History of International Humanitarian Law

What makes for an expert in human rights? Someone who other human rights experts accept as an expert. To get in the game, you first have to speak the code and nod to Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International and … Continue reading

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Discourse, Reality, and the Culture of Combat

Historian John A. Lynn wrote in 2005: Historians need to differentiate between the reality of war and die way in which a culture conceives of war: between the concrete and the conceptual. At die conceptual pole, the term ‘discourse’ signifies … Continue reading

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The Genesis of the Civilian

Professor Amanda Alexander wrote in 2007: This paper argues that the concept of the civilian is a specific way of viewing non-combatants that can be traced to the First World War. Before the war, non-combatants were seen by the law … Continue reading

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Decoding Masculinity (6-11-24)

01:00 What is masculine?14:00 Matter of Opinion: Trump and masculinity, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZ2h3PX43iE32:00 Politico: Evangelicals Hate Stormy Daniels But Love Trump. Here’s Why., https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/05/07/stormy-daniels-donald-trump-evangelical-appeal-0015648848:00 Sociologist Samuel L. Perry on White Christian Nationalism1:23:00 Samuel L. Perry Lecture: “A House Dividing: Why White Christian … Continue reading

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