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Wars and Wounds
During this topic, we will focus on how war affects body and soul of the young people going to war - not just during the war, but also afterwards (PTSD).
Our main focus will be veterans from various wars. We will start with World War 1, but we will also focus on veterans from the Vietnam War and Iraq and Afghanistan
We are going to analyze short stories, films and non-fiction articles and Youtube documentaries, mainly about PTSD.
Short stories:
Ernest Hemingway: 'Soldier's Home' (1925)
Poetry:
Brooke, Owen and Sassoon (1914-1920s)
Movies:
Born on the 4th of July (a movie about the war in Vietnam from 1989)
Nonfiction materials:
Stories from the Somme: Letters from a Canadian Soldier (1917)
Webquest about WW1
Keywords: Patriotism, paralyzed, traumatized, injuries, psychological consequences, war crimes, napalm, feeling disillusioned, PTSD, Veterans, Alcoholism, alienation, protesters, coping mechanisms, shell shock, gonzo journalism
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