To the Battlefield and Back Again: Conversations on War, Trauma, and Life After Service

FAIN: AV-279572-21

University of Colorado, Colorado Springs (Colorado Springs, CO 80918-3733)
Max Shulman (Project Director: October 2020 to November 2024)
Jennifer Kling (Co Project Director: March 2021 to November 2024)

A preparatory program and three discussion groups for 60 veteran and active-duty service members from Colorado Springs and surrounding areas.

To the Battlefield and Back Again: Conversations on War, Trauma, and Life After Service, seeks to facilitate an extended, community-based exploration of three themes: “Discourses on Going to War,” “The Modern Battlefield: Warfighters and Trauma,” and “Coming Home/Home Front.” Within each theme, we will consider the Trojan War, World War II, and Afghanistan/Iraq, enabling participants to situate and compare diverse military experiences across time and cultures. Leaders and participants in each thematically-based discussion group will come from the Colorado Springs civilian and veteran communities, and from the many active-duty service members and military-associated civilians who are housed in and around the military installations in the Colorado Springs/Pikes Peak region.

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To the Battlefield and Back Again: Conversations on War, Trauma, and Life After Service (Radio/Audio Broadcast or Recording)
Title: To the Battlefield and Back Again: Conversations on War, Trauma, and Life After Service
Writer: Jennifer Kling; Max Shulman
Director: Jennifer Kling; Max Shulman
Producer: Jennifer Kling
Abstract: To the Battlefield and Back Again is a grant-funded program at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs that is part of the NEH Dialogues on the Experience of War initiative. Between October 2022 and March 2023, we hosted monthly discussion groups with veterans, active-duty military members, military affiliates, and civilians around the topics of war, trauma, and the reintegration process. Our goal is to raise awareness and build community around the issues facing our veterans, active-duty service members, and their families. This limited series podcast is a record of those conversations.
Date: 7/10/2024
Primary URL: https://open.spotify.com/show/76czWarq29s0TNexodXNep
Primary URL Description: Spotify Podcast - To the Battlefield and Back Again
Access Model: open access
Format: Web

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