Nicole Wagner maps the promotion of a nuanced militarized masculine ideal type—the Canadian “helpful hero”—to demonstrate how this gender trope functioned to legitimize Canada’s 2001-2014 military contributions to the War in Afghanistan.
Read MoreJulia Welland reflects on the liberal warrior and its specific embodiment of masculinity that became the dominant frame of reference for understanding the conflict, and the centrality of this subjectivity engendered particular visibilities.
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