Critical Military Studies - with Victoria Basham

Warrior Nation

We are joined by Dr Victoria Basham, a reader in International Relations at Cardiff University and President of the European International Studies Association. Her research focuses on issues of gender, race, class and sexuality in relation to militaries, militarism and militarisation. She is editor of the Critical Military Studies (CMS) journal and a pioneering figure in the field.

Our wide-ranging discussion looks at:

• The unique insights early career access to the military has given her
• How military personnel have often led the struggle for dignity and equality, and the struggles they face within the British military institution
• The origins of Critical Military Studies and what it brings to the study of war and security
• Battening down the hatches - how the military has recently made it harder for civilian academics to conduct research
• How the military instrumentalises armed forces kids and wounded veterans
• WW2 in memory - how narrative is shaped and why, and what is excluded such as colonialism and inequality

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