Embodying Militarism

Synne L. Dyvik is Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Sussex, UK.Lauren Greenwood is a Social Anthropologist at the University of Sussex, UK, and a former British Royal Naval Reservist.

• 1. Introduction: Embodying militarism: exploring the spaces and bodies in-between Synne L. Dyvik and Lauren Greenwood Part I: Research articles 2. Blurred lines: intimacy, mobility, and the social military Peter Adey, David Denney, Rikke Jensen and Alasdair Pinkerton 3. "You do not live in my skin": embodiment, voice, and the veteran Sarah Bulmer and David Jackson 4. Sexy warriors: the politics and pleasures of submission to the state Jesse Paul Crane-Seeber 5. Of bats and bodies: methods for reading and writing embodiment Synne L. Dyvik 6. Researching from the spaces in between? The politics of accountability in studying the British military Harriet Gray 7. Chameleon masculinity: developing the British ‘population-centred’ soldier Lauren Greenwood 8. Doing military fitness: physical culture, civilian leisure, and militarism Kevin McSorley Part II: Encounters 9. Writing about embodiment as an act of translation Catherine Baker 10. Somatic soldier: embodiment and the aesthetic of absence and presence Torika Bolatagici 11. Sounds of silence: reflections on songwriting and international relations Susanna Hast 12. Diary of a plastic soldier (extracts) Pip Thornton