News Coverage of U.S. Mothers of Soldiers During the Vietnam War
Shedding the image of Spartan motherhood
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12909151 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Karen Slattery (0000-0001-7594-6202, Marquette University, corresponding author), Ana C Garner (0000-0003-2415-7857, Marquette University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 265-278 |
| Publication date | 2014-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journalism Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1751-2786 • E-ISSN: 1751-2794 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17512786.2014.924735 |
| OpenAlex | W2111447196 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 17 |
The press of World Wars I and II depicted patriotic mothers as Spartan-like in their support of the nation's war effort. During the Vietnam War, another maternal image emerged to share cultural space with the Spartan mother, that of the goddess Thetis who objected to her son's participation in the Trojan War. This alternative maternal symbol more closely resembles the archetypal image of the peacetime good mother, who cares for her children and resists sending them into harm's way. This study documents coverage of maternal opposition to the Vietnam War against the backdrop of coverage of US mothers of soldiers in the earlier world wars. The comparison suggests that the Great Father's failure to control the press and promote the war to US citizens provided an opportunity for Thetis' rising
Economic history · Genealogy · Harm · Opposition (politics · Peacetime · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Spanish Civil War · Vietnam War · World War II · Gender Studies · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Historical Gender and Feminism Studies · History · Law · World Wars: History, Literature, and Impact
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,13 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2018 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |