Veterans in Media

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Veterans in Media will survey how public servants are depicted in various forms throughout mass media history and, conversely, how mass media shape public perception through narrative persuasion. Students will gain exposure to public perceptions of veterans produced primarily through 19th, 20th, and 21st Century media. Mediated depictions include books, journal essays, newspaper articles, posters, pictures, television, and film. Presentments range from ancient civilizations' international and historical representations to U.S. American Veterans, with an emphasis on highlighting how military identity constitutes a transnational phenomenon that is both mythological and unique to the human condition.