A communication perspective on the military : interactions, messages, and discourses / edited by Erin Sahlstein Parcell & Lynne M. Webb.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

John Penman Wood Library Fund.

Sahlstein Parcell, Erin, 1971- editor.

Webb, Lynne M., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Armed Forces and mass media.

Communication.

United States.

Sociology, Military--United States.

Sociology, Military.

Communication--United States--Case studies.

Armed Forces and mass media--United States.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xvi, 448 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Peter Lang, [2015]

Summary:

A Communication Perspective on the Military brings into focus the challenge of sense-making in the war state. How do military family members talk to one another about the stress of deployment on their lives? How do media - old and new - render the costs of war meaningful? How is the narrative of war rhetorically constructed? The dynamics of military family transactions, media-military relations, and war rhetoric reveal, reinforce, and may even disrupt U.S war culture. Offering close analysis and thoughtful critique, this book reflects upon the ways the meaning of war is communicated in private lives, social relations, and public affairs. The collection highlights three broad areas of concern: communication in the military family; the military in the media; and rhetoric surrounding the military. Katheryn C. Maguire, Roger Stahl, and Gordon R. Mitchell introduce each section with overarching and integrative literature reviews that offer directions for the field. Each section includes six chapters reporting the latest research and offering suggestions for practical applications. The book is a must-have reference for military and communication scholars and an ideal text for graduate seminars and upper division undergraduate courses focusing on communication and the military. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Research at the Intersections of the Military and Communication: A Preview and Review / Erin Sahlstein Parcell Parcell, Erin Sahlstein 1

Section 1 Military Families

2 Military Family Communication: A Review and Synthesis of the Research Related to Wartime Deployment / Katheryn C. Maguire Maguire, Katheryn C. 19

3 Communication of Military Couples During Deployment: Topic Avoidance and Relational Uncertainty / Leanne K. Knobloch Knobloch, Leanne K., Jennifer A. Theiss Theiss, Jennifer A., Erin C. Wehrman Wehrman, Erin C. 39

4 Enacting Resistance: Military Patents' Reports of Successful Communication with Children During Deployment / Candee B. Berck Berck, Candee B., Lynne M. Webb Webb, Lynne M. 59

5 Spirituality, Social Support, and the Communicative Role of the Chaplain in Veteran Populations / Emily M. Cramer Cramer, Emily M., Kelly E. Tenzek Tenzek, Kelly E., Mike Allen Allen, Mike 81

6 Military Families Online: Seeking and Providing Support Through Internet Discussion Boards / Andrew C High High, Andrew C, Victoria Jennings-Kelsall Jennings-Kelsall, Victoria, Denise H. Solomon Solomon, Denise H., Amy D. Marshall Marshall, Amy D. 101

7 Work-family Predicaments of Air Force Wives: A Sensemaking Perspective / Michelle Still Mehta Mehta, Michelle Still, Jane Jorgenson Jorgenson, Jane 121

8 Communicating Identity: The Impact of Veterans' Identity Negotiation on Family Communication / Sarah Symonds LeBlanc LeBlanc, Sarah Symonds, Loreen N. Olson Olson, Loreen N. 139

Section 2 Media and the Military

9 Media and the Military: The Full Spectrum? / Roger Stahl Stahl, Roger 161

10 The "Experiment" of the Tuskegee Airmen as Reported in Two Competing African-American Newspapers, 1940-1944 / Kenneth S. Sexton Sexton, Kenneth S. 179

11 Reluctant Conquests: Media Events and the End of the Iraq War / Paul Achter Achter, Paul 199

12 Nationalism and Soldiers' Health: Media Framing of Soldiers' Returns From Deployments / John W. Howard, III Howard, John W. III, Laura C. Prividera Prividera, Laura C. 217

13 Honoring the Dead, Supporting the War: Media Eulogies and the Possibilities of Patriotic Discourse / Kevin Coe Coe, Kevin 237

14 Examining the Content of Milblogs and Their Influence on Public Support for War / Michel M. Haigh Haigh, Michel M., Michael Pfau Pfau, Michael 255

15 Always on Duty: Managing U.S. Marines on Social Media / Lisa E. Silvestri Silvestri, Lisa E. 275

Section 3 Rhetoric Surrounding the Military

16 Necessity and Possibility in Military Rhetoric / Gordon R. Mitchell Mitchell, Gordon R. 295

17 Riding an American Nightmare: Generals Moseley and MucArthur, Men on Horseback / Tracey Quigley Holden Holden, Tracey Quigley 315

18 Freedom From Fat Is Freedom to Fight: A Foucauldian Reading of Mission: Readiness' Rhetoric / Anne Gerbensky-Kerber Gerbensky-Kerber, Anne, Benjamin R. Bates Bates, Benjamin R. 335

19 The War of Words Commemorating Canada's War Dead: Rhetoric and the "Highway of Heroes" / Derek Foster Foster, Derek 353

20 Cinematic Simulacra and the Prospect for Public Agency: Constructing the Citizen-Soldier in Post-9/11 War Films / Stephen A. Klien Klien, Stephen A. 373

21 Forgetting Histories of Toxic Military Violence: The Case of the Kelly Air Force Base / Bryan T. Walsh Walsh, Bryan T. 391

22 The Myth of the Warrior: Rhetorics of Masculinity and Don't Ask Don't Tell / Anna M. (AMY) Young Young, Anna M. (AMY), Pauline Kaurin Kaurin, Pauline 411.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the John Penman Wood Library Fund.

ISBN:

9781433123290

9781433123306

1433123304

1433123290

OCLC:

905667693

Publisher Number:

99976949847