War & Society Journal
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Based in the School of Humanities & Social Sciences UNSW Canberra, War & Society publishes peer-reviewed articles on war's causes, experience & impact.
HASS, UNSW Canberra, Australia
Joined September 2023
So pleased to hear from our happy authors: 'Thank you very much ... for your support in the process of publishing our article. It has been a pleasure and an honour to publish it in the Journal. ' It is indeed our honour and pleasure to publish such high calibre research.
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Good news! 4th article from Photography, colonialism & War special issue is online! Robert SG Fletcher examines career & photography of John Bagot Glubb. Glubb's images offer glimpses into his wider thoughts on warfare & society ... and more. Open Access!
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3rd article from our Photography, colonialism, & War special issue is online: Anna Maguire's consideration of the The South African Native Labour Corps' FWW photography, focusing on depictions of racial hierarchies and combatant status Open Access!
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Open Access article! Silvan Niedermeier's Colonial snapshots: roll film photography and imperial self-positioning in the Philippine–American War.
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2nd article from our Photography, colonialism, & War special issue is online: Silvan Niedermeier's Colonial snapshots: roll film photography & imperial self-positioning in the Philippine–American War. Examines imagery & narrative structure of photo albums.
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First article cab-off-the-rank for 2025 is Markus Wurzer's 'More than memories in black & white: visual practices & fascist colonialism in the Italo-Ethiopian war, 1935 − 41' which closely analyses materiality & use of photographs collected by soldiers.
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Happy belated new year! We are back in the office and behind the desk, reading new submissions, and queuing finals into production. 2025 is already looking to be a fantastic year full of good reading and excellent research. Stay tuned for new article alerts!
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It's that time of the year! The War & Society team will be signing off soon for a well-deserved break, returning on 13 January 2025. We wish you great joy over the festive season, and hope that military-themed inspiration finds you in 2025. If it does, you know where to find us!
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Looking through our back catalogue for articles relating to pilgrimage for something I'm working on (there seems to be a fine line between tourism & pilgrimage these days) and look what popped up, our third most cited article of all time! Enjoy, as I did.
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Published in Dec 22, Joan Beaumont's brilliant historiography is currently trending. It argues that Australian historiography would be enriched by active dialogue between operational historians & cultural historians rather than the current separation
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Trending articles! First pub in 2017, Rebecca Pincus discusses US scientific research programs, situating them within broader programs accompanying emergence of air warfare & post-war programs aimed at countering Soviet challenge
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Seen our latest article yet? Vladimír Černý & Miroslav Mareš investigate biological warfare carried out by the Vignati group (part of the Obrana národa resistance) in Czech lands during the first phase of Nazi occupation in 1939–1940. Check it out now!
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Thank you to those who submitted proposals for forthcoming special issues. Our next opening won't be until 2027 so we're putting our call on pause pro tem but if you already have a proposal in train, or are into long range planning, please get in touch with the editor to discuss.
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The final article in our @PublicAnthropol War & Fun special issue is online! Laura Pérez Rastrilla & Andrea Donofrio analyse Andrés Martínez de León's Spanish Civil War cartoons. Humour was propaganda, connection to pre-war normalcy, & provided solace.
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11/11. In remembrance of those who fell, those who didn't, those who struggled with the legacy, and family members who lived/live with the legacy and tried/try to understand.
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Historians of emotions: have you checked out our latest articles? Most are part of our War & Fun special issue which explores the plurality of experiences & emotional articulations of warfare & soldiering. Here's the intro to whet your appetite
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Our October 2024 issue has landed into subscribers' hands. It combines a special issue focusing on Remobilisation within Porous Polities and two non-themed articles, all available on line.
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It was a real pleasure to publish this insightful article.
My first article, 'Phan Chot’s Choice: Agency and Motivation among the Kit Carson Scouts during the Vietnam War, 1966–1973' explored why some soldiers not only defected but volunteered to fight against the PLAF/PAVN. Published in @warsocjournal.
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New articles continue to be published! Check out Florin Nicolae Ardelean's Between Militia and Retinue: The Conscription of Peasant-Soldiers in Early Modern Transylvania. Highlights serfs' legal status & the local nobility's role in their mobilisation.
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Great news! One of our @PublicAnthropol War & Fun special issue articles, Luigi Achilli's 'Boko Haram’s “Playground”: Exploring the Role of Fun Among Children Associated with Armed Groups in Nigeria' has flipped to Open Access! Download and read now!
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Another from our @PublicAnthropol War & Fun special issue! Godfrey Maringira explores war as a social practice in postcolonial Africa demonstrating that social relations with civilians can be established with soldiers displaying humanity. Open Access!
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