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American Militarism w/ Nadia Abu El-Haj

The Dig

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Combat Trauma, Imaginaries of War and Citizenship in Post 9 11 America

The consequences of lawful killing are at the center of explorations of moral injury in the era of the anti terror state. The all volunteer force is described by many, not only as a thoroughly professional military, but also as a moral institution. This dissonance can have a lasting psychosocial spiritual impact.

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