When he’s in Afghanistan it’s like our world/his world’
Mediating military experience
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11268653 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Keith Parry (0000-0003-3654-6489, University of Leeds, corresponding author), Katy Parry (University of Leeds), Nancy Thumim (0000-0002-4948-681X, University of Leeds) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 29-44 |
| Publication date | 2017-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Media Culture & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0163-4437 • E-ISSN: 1460-3675 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0163443716672298 |
| OpenAlex | W2527986185 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 23 |
This article reports on a qualitative research project which invited those with direct experience – as serving personnel involved in media operations, military veterans and forces family members – to respond to a variety of media genres and discuss how such portrayals of military experience correspond with their own perceptions and their own representational practices. It is our contention that such mediations offer significant and interconnected spaces through which to explore negotiations of the meanings of military experience in contemporary public culture. Drawing on thematic analysis from our focus groups, we address a number of research questions: In what ways do the participants identify and engage with the various media portrayals, and how do they think this relates to the perceived public profile of the armed forces? How do they assess the capability of media texts to provide insights into the ‘realities’ of military experience (including emotionally charged moments of camaraderie and trauma)? In the multiple challenges and ambiguities heard within our groups, we find complex and troubled senses of ‘militariness’, bound up with sometimes intense affectivities
Focus group · Media studies · Military personnel · Negotiation · Perception · Political science · Public relations · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Variety (cybernetics · Computer Science · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Global Security and Public Health · Law · Military History and Strategy · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,8 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2025 (10) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |