Cultures of Militarization

Brief Description: "Special edition of TOPIA, Canadian Journal of Cultural Studies, twenty-three - twenty-four, 2010."Marc Notes: Special edition of TOPIA, Canadian Journal of Cultural Studies, twenty-three - twenty-four, 2010.; Includes bibliographical references.; Co-published with Cape Breton University Press. Publisher Marketing: This special issue of "TOPIA Canadian Journal of Cultural Studies" addresses the ubiquity of militarization, a presence that is woven into the very fabric of civic culture. Militarization is not just something that happens in war zones; when our government invests billions of dollars in war planes, prisons and the "digital economy," while starving resources in social justice, education, the environment and culture, we are living the consequences of global militarization. To talk about cultures of militarization is to talk about the terms in which collective identity is militarized and resistive forms of agency allowed and disallowed. By recognizing the human relations within capitalism and how these have come to be defined increasingly by military interests, we reveal that militarism is a global master narrative; military diction becomes inseparable from the language of power, sweeping aside human suffering as mere "collateral damage." We are led to believe that it is temporary, and we are compliant in our acceptance of these narratives. Review Citations:

Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2011 pg. 297 (EAN 9781897009567, Paperback)

Contributor Bio:  Berland, Jody Jody Berland is Professor in the Department of Humanities at York University, Toronto, and editor of TOPIA: Canadian Journal of Cultural Studies. Contributor Bio:  Fitzpatrick, Blake Blake Fitzpatrick is an award winning wordsmith, filmmaker, musician, programmer, and artist who runs the website http: //www.monumentalpictures.com