In his basic composition course, Michael Lund used poet Gabriel A. Tolliver’s recently published piece (In the inaugural issue of The Blue Falcon Review) “The Afghan Blood House.” As Lund explained, Tolliver’s piece helped elucidate the concept of plot, “I tell them [his students] sometimes hands–images of hands–are a shortcut to agency, to who has…
Eric Hodges, MEA Scholarship Editor recently gave a TEDx talk on the implications of the military–civilian divide (see above video). Hodges is a PhD candidate at Virginia Tech, his dissertation research like his TEDx talk advances research in veteran studies. In fact, as Hodges explains in the video, he is responsible for establishing the Virginia Tech Veteran Studies conference….
Tara Leigh Tappert, JME Art Editor was recently awarded the Prestigious Library of Congress Larson Fellowship (see above image). The fellowship grants Dr. Tappert a year of access to do research in the Library of Congress archives. Tappert will be researching the topic “Arts and crafts making as a transformational healing process for war trauma.”…
Once more, Clayton Murwin offers his artistic talent to The Journal of Military Experience providing powerful illustrations to accompany the 18 pieces of writing in the upcoming volume. Clayton, a self-proclaimed “comic book freak,” chooses to use his talents to give back to those who serve. “If a member of the military is willing to put their life…