The social production of the contemporary British military memoir.

Lead Research Organisation: Newcastle University
Department Name: Sch of Geog, Politics and Sociology

Abstract

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Description Military memoirs are significant for understanding public narratives of war, and much more besides. Read the outputs from this project for details.
Exploitation Route Informing understanding of military memoirs by other academics and interested publics.
Sectors Aerospace, Defence and Marine,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections,Other

 
Description Findings are of general use to scholars working on military topics and a wider interested public.
First Year Of Impact 2009
Sector Other
Impact Types Cultural

 
Description My war 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Part of an event organised by the War Story project, Imperial War Museum, London, 14th March 2012 Part of a public lecture organised by Imperial War Museum, talking about soldiers' stories from the Afghanistan war.

Part of a public lecture organised by Imperial War Museum, talking about soldiers' stories from the Afghanistan war.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2012
URL http://www.iwm.org.uk/events/iwm-london/my-war-how-soldiers-share-their-stories