| AV-260595-18 | Education Programs: Dialogues on the Experience of War | Medical College of Wisconsin | The Warrior's Path: Moral Injury, War, and Reclaiming the Soul | 7/1/2018 - 12/31/2019 | $90,857.00 | Katinka | | Hooyer | | | | Medical College of Wisconsin | Milwaukee | WI | 53233-2237 | USA | 2018 | Comparative Literature | Dialogues on the Experience of War | Education Programs | 90857 | 0 | 87830.94 | 0 | The training of eight veteran
discussion leaders to conduct five discussion groups for veterans in greater
Milwaukee on the moral and spiritual injuries of war.
In a society that focuses on posttraumatic stress disorder as the dominant narrative to describe the personal cost of war, the deeper moral or spiritual suffering veterans experience remains elusive. Moral and spiritual dialogues are key to developing civic understanding of the war experience. What types of moral injuries do wars create and how can we think more deeply about such suffering? The Warrior’s Path: Moral Injury, War and Reclaiming the Soul, uses humanities texts and multi-sensory techniques to elicit and reflect on these experiences. The program synthesizes poetry, Shakespeare’s plays and a graphic novel to explore the nature and diversity of moral injury. Warrior’s Path will train eight military Veterans as NEH Discussion Leaders to facilitate three cycles of veteran-to-veteran discussion groups, two veteran-to-civilian dialogues, and three radio shows. The program aims to prepare veterans to publicly discuss the moral impact of war, thus cultivating a deeper civic understanding. |
| AV-271040-20 | Education Programs: Dialogues on the Experience of War | Medical College of Wisconsin | Expanding the Warrior's Path: War, Moral Injury and Reclaiming the Soul | 7/1/2020 - 12/31/2022 | $97,740.00 | Katinka | | Hooyer | | | | Medical College of Wisconsin | Milwaukee | WI | 53233-2237 | USA | 2020 | Literature, Other | Dialogues on the Experience of War | Education Programs | 97740 | 0 | 94197.55 | 0 | An expansion of a 2018 Dialogues on the Experience
of War project that focuses on moral injury from the experience of war, with extended
discussion leader training and a revised syllabus.
In a society that focuses on posttraumatic stress disorder as the dominant narrative to describe the personal cost of war, the deeper moral or spiritual suffering veterans experience remains obscured. These moral and spiritual dialogues are key to developing civic understanding of the war experience and require sustained discussions over time. What types of moral injuries do wars create? How do veterans' varying identities influence their experiences and how can we think more deeply about such suffering? This program synthesizes poetry, Shakespeare’s plays and graphic novels to explore the nature and diversity of moral injury. Warrior’s Path will train six veterans as Discussion Leaders to facilitate two series of 10-week veteran-to-veteran discussion groups and five veteran-to-civilian dialogues. The program aims to prepare veterans to publicly discuss the moral impact of war, thus cultivating a deeper civic understanding of this experience. |
| AV-298396-24 | Education Programs: Dialogues on the Experience of War | Medical College of Wisconsin | Talking with Monuments: Veteran Dialogues on Remembering | 9/1/2024 - 8/31/2026 | $99,880.00 | Katinka | | Hooyer | Leslie | | Ruffalo | Medical College of Wisconsin | Milwaukee | WI | 53233-2237 | USA | 2024 | Literature, Other | Dialogues on the Experience of War | Education Programs | 99880 | 0 | 99880 | 0 | A two-year project to hold discussion programs for veterans, veterans support specialists, and the public that would analyze war memorials using site visits and poetry.
Warrior’s Path III: Talking with Monuments: Veteran Dialogues on Remembering is a program that engages war memorials as powerful stages to recall and reflect on military service. Often, monuments tell one story, at the cost of omitting the sacrifices of many. As a result, the experiences of diverse veterans and their stories become overlooked or forgotten, widening the military-civilian social divide. This can intensify veterans’ reintegration challenges. This program activates remembrance and expands cultural narratives around who serves and the stories that are untold. Through memorial site visits, poetry, and veteran-led conversations, we cultivate discussion around military service, forgetting, and moral injury. Our aim is to acknowledge the stories that have not been told or remembered and gain a deeper understanding of diverse veterans’ lives and service. |