lecture 4 Flashcards
1
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causes of war
A
- nature of man
- type of regime
- economic exploitation +imperialism
- the system
- social process
2
Q
what is defended in war
A
- way of life
- freedom
- rights
- democracy
- prosperity
3
Q
who is being defended
A
-the nation
-women and children
a protector/protected dichotomy
4
Q
militarism as a way of life
A
- war as a central activity
- individual vs state violence
5
Q
the military
A
- agents of the state
- compulsory military service
- conscription
6
Q
institutionalizing hegemonic masculinity
A
- mens supposed nature and the nature of war
- hyper masculinity
7
Q
women and gays in the military
A
- a disruptive presence
- US don’t ask dont tell
- full inclusion + its limits
8
Q
Contradictions with militarism
A
- extreme obedience
- dialling in the right emotions for the right people
- feminisms relationship with the military is a gendered institution
9
Q
training to kill
A
- emotions as hindrance + facilitators
- not a natural act
- killing with a purpose
10
Q
exploiting gender
A
- shaming non-enlisted men
- women in the armaments industry
- treatment of enemy
- the war on terror + torture
11
Q
war casualties
A
- changing of nature
- up to world war one
- in + since ww2
- protection as a myth
