Essays about: "Military landscapes"

Found 2 essays containing the words Military landscapes.

1. 1. Digital Landscapes of Imperialism - US Intervention in Video Games

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för konsthistoria och visuella studier

   Author : Mikko Jokela Måsbäck; [2018]
   Keywords : Intervention; Video Games; Discourse; Landscape; Imperialism; Cultural Sciences;

   Abstract : Within the cultural imaginary of video games, armed conflicts have always occupied a central space. Their subject material, as well as technologies and visual techniques, are often based on historical and present-day conflicts, often involving US Armed Forces, subcontractors or intelligence agents. READ MORE

3. 2. Military and Nature : An environmental history of Swedish military landscapes

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

   Author : Henrik Strömsten; [2016]
   Keywords : Military landscapes; Military geography; Swedish military; Historical ecology; Event ecology; Discourse analysis; Environmentalism; Militära landskap; Militärgeografi; Svensk militär; Historisk ekologi; Diskursanalys; Naturvård;

   Abstract : This thesis, an environmental history of a selected number of Swedish military training environments, is based on observation of military landscapes with a permanent presence of military-related objects and activities, all of which leave their traces in the environment, and how continued military activity is legitimised with environmental arguments. By also observing military policies and documents, I look into how the Swedish military frame their own training environments, and how ‘environmentalist’ discourses is adopted to justify past and present activities. READ MORE