Brad West
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Antipodean dialogical solidarity, travel, and the agentic power of commemorative genre: Australia and Türkiye's 75th battlefield remembrance of the Gallipoli campaign as an eventful moment Open
Utilizing Beilharz's concept of the antipodean for developing social theory that reflects Australia's unique place in the world, this article examines the origins of Australia and Türkiye's current comprehension of the World War I Gallipol…
Staying the Course: Strategies for Australian Student Veterans in Transition Open
The transition from military to civilian life is often challenging for veterans. International research shows higher education to be an important pathway that can help veterans navigate this change and improve their psycho-social wellbeing…
Militarizing politics of recognition through the Invictus Games: post-heroic exalting of the armed forces Open
The Invictus Games is an international sporting competition involving military veterans who have become either wounded, injured or sick during their service. Having become a prominent event in the public sphere of participating nations tha…
Australian universities and educational equity for student veterans Open
https://www.latrobe.edu.au/cheedr/publicationsThis report draws upon a small but growing scholarship on student veterans in Australia. Two recent projects and studies led by La Trobe University in conjunction with the Australian Student Ve…
Towards a strong program in the sociology of war, the military and civil society Open
In this article we make the case for a strong program of sociological research into war, the military and their symmetry with civil society, pointing to the ways in which sociology has failed to appreciate their relationship as a central f…
War Memory and Commemoration Open
The centenary of the invasion of Turkey by the combined forces of the British and French empires was marked around the world on 25 April 2015. Leading the way was Australia, a country that has built a national identity around the Anzacs wh…