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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"Homefront"”.
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Poetry and politics on the American homefront, 1914-1918
Since many American war poems written between 1914 and 1918 not only commented on contemporary events but also represented the aims and ideals of major political groups, they are arguably more central to American culture than the more aesthetically distanced modernist poems which literary critics …
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The land mourneth: a study of the homefront Baptist churches in Virginia, 1861-1865
… concentrates on warfare's effects on Virginia's homefront Baptist churches and how these churches responded. This study, therefore, sheds light on the physical and spiritual ramifications that America's greatest trial had on Virginia's religious institutions.
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Serving on the homefront: the impact of deployment on National Guard spouses viewed through their strengths, supports, and stories
Since September 11, 2001 the United States has entered a period of increased military action. Over 2.5 million service members have been deployed to the Middle East, with the National Guard playing an increasingly large role in the military interventions. The spouses of these men and women had to …
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"Indignities, Wrongs, and Outrages": The Home Front in Kentucky During the Civil War
… history. "Indignities, Wrongs, and Outrages: The Homefront In Kentucky During The Civil War" attempts to apply the methods of the "new social historians" to the era of the American Civil War, centering on the homefront by examining in detail its impact on the everyday lives of Kentuckians. The …
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Invisible Scarlet O'Neil and the Whitman Authorized Editions for Girls: Homefront Representations of the American Feminine and the Feminine Heroic During World War II
While studies have been done concerning the intertwining of propaganda imperatives and adult popular fiction, this dissertation helps bridge the literature gap between propaganda studies and children's popular fiction. Further, the cultural definitions and uses of Denning (1987), Cawelti (1976), …
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Invisible Scarlet O'neil and the Whitman authorized editions for girls: homefront representations of the american feminine and the feminine heroic during World War II
… male jobs to maintain and defend the homefront, and then gracefully returned to the domestic sphere. Geertz’s (1973) idea of common sense as cultural system is extended to consider the cultural symbolism and cultural presuppositions that impacted the stories and were presented in the …
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Sisson's Kingdom: Loyalty Divisions in Floyd County, Virginia, 1861-1865
… to offer an interpretation of the Confederate homefront collapse of Floyd County, Virginia. The study focuses primarily on residents' conflicting loyalty choices during the war, and attempts to explain the myriad of ways that their discord operated to remove Floyd County as a positive portion …
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Life in an Occupied City: Women in Winchester, Virginia During the Civil War
This thesis examines the homefront experience of middle class, white women living in Winchester, Virginia during the Civil War. The experience of women in Winchester was unique because of Winchester's proximity to both the Union and Confederate capitals. Although the majority of Winchester's women …
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The Tigers and the Army: The LSU School of Medicine During World War II
… and soldiers by providing more doctors for the homefront and sponsoring medical units that served abroad. LSU sponsored the 64th General Hospital, which served in both the North African and Italian theaters. Clearly, then, the story of the LSU School of Medicine during World War II provides a …
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The Value of Holidays in World War I America
… the war in turn by bolstering morale on the homefront and overseas, and strengthening Americans’ emotional connection to the war.</p> <p>Surprisingly, the Fourth of July became an international holiday which emphasized the United States’ historical ties to France, and the shared values …
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Remembering the Ladies of the Lakes: Michigan History through Story.
… strike, a school tragedy, and the World War II homefront. The selections are intended to be told, not as a whole, but combined to make programs individualized for each presentation.</p>
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Patriot, Pet, and Pest: America Debates the Dog's Worth During World War I
… Ultimately, even worsening conditions on the homefront could not cause the American public as a whole to consider surrendering its affection for these animals, including the worthless ones. In the face of impending legislation that threatened to eliminate man’s best friend as a war measure, …
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Playing American: race and citizenship in American theatre and performance during the Great War, 1917-1919
… declaration of war against Germany, the American homefront became a site of coercive patriotism supported by an extreme nationalistic rhetoric. A vital aspect of military preparedness would be the conformity of opinion, political expression, and outward signs of loyalty. Those who could or would …
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“No Other Agency”: Public Education (K-12) in Washington State during World War I and the Red Scare, 1917-1920
… in the everyday lives of people on the American homefront. Although many helped in the war effort willingly, this wartime drive included both instilling nationalism and loyalty to American political and economic institutions as well as the assimilation of immigrants. While these forces existed …
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"""Settling Down"": Domesticating World War II Veterans' Challenge to the Postwar Consensus"
… anticipated problems of readjustment to a homefront from which they felt alienated. In the immediate postwar years, veterans provided powerful critiques of American society which were at odds with civilian prescriptions that urged veterans to quietly integrate back into civilian life. A …
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Women In Wartime Shipyards: Operating A Drill Press Was Like Using An Egg Beater
<p>This research examines the duality of the roles of American women during World War II. The research draws upon oral histories, newspaper accounts and advertisements, music and films of the time, letters and family scrapbooks, and primary and secondary sources. Most prior research focuses on …
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Dangerous Subjects: U.S. War Narrative, Modern Citizenship, and the Making of National Security, 1890-1964
… Caine Mutiny (1951). Facilitating that process, homefront war representation increasingly captures contrarian desire in a conservative undertow, acclimating citizens to the Cold War consensus and its culture of consumption. One of the central objects of my critique involves the de-politicization …
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The Influence of the First World War on The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its membership felt a substantial impact from the effects of World War I. Although other authors have attempted to bring forward the events of these hostilities, they are few in number and the research in this area is small. Additionally, few have …