This book introduces military humanities (MILHUM) as a new field of inquiry to demonstrate the utility of the humanities for a critical understanding of the military and its practices, and as a tool for developing these practices.
This book introduces military humanities (MILHUM) as a new field of inquiry to demonstrate the utility of the humanities for a critical understanding of the military and its practices, and as a tool for developing these practices.
Modelled on the medical humanities, MILHUM aims to play an analogous role for military education and the military profession. This edited volume gathers contributions from authors based at both civilian and military higher education institutions representing a wide range of humanities traditions – from linguistics, languages and literature, to music, history and philosophy. Throughout the chapters, the authors draw on the tools of their disciplines and others to present an anthology that spans both empirical and theoretical analysis and investigates militaries and war. The result is a volume that persuasively and cohesively argues for the value of the humanities for military practice and professionalism by offering insights that will inform the conduct of military operations, the provision of military education, and the development of professional ethos – all arrived at through humanities approaches.
This book will prove a valuable resource to military academic communities, comprised of both civilian scholar and military scholar-practitioners at military academic institutions and civilian academic institutions with military education programmes. It will also engage scholars and advanced students in the fields of critical military studies, war studies, security studies, conflict studies and civil-military relations.
Arvustused
'This is a groundbreaking work that places humanities at the center of military inquiry. Hagen and Enstads foundational text provides a series of case studies that illustrate how humanities fields [ ] offer unique, critical interpretive methodologies essential for military decision making in todays ambiguous conflict environments.'
Paula Holmes-Eber, PhD, Affiliate Professor, Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington
'While new technologies are changing the character of the military profession, its nature remains human. [ ] This books examination of humanities as the best means of instilling the necessary character, creativity and links to society in contemporary military leaders is timely and a vital issue for modern military organisations.'
Mick Ryan, Major General (ret.) Australian Army, adjunct fellow of Center for Strategic and International Studies
Introduction: The Military and the Humanities, Anne Marie Hagen and
Kjetil Enstad Part 1 - Military Humanities and the Foundations of Military
Thinking
1. The Historical Origins of Strategic Studies, Beatrice Heuser
2.
Critical Thinking Applied to Leadership and Professional Military Education,
Ilaria De Santis
3. Critical Thinking and the Ghost of the Humanities in
Military Education, Michaela Vance
4. Thinking in Military Terms: Discourse
and Judgement in the Military Profession, Kjetil Enstad Part 2 Sensemaking
and Navigating the Unknown
5. Fake News, Real Threat: Linguistics as a Line
of Defence Against Disinformation, Silje Susanne Alvestad and Nele Põldvere
6. Military Ethics Training and Education for the Ukrainian Armed Forces,
Aleksandra Gulasaryan and David Whetham
7. Learning Military Leadership
through Literature, Anne Marie Hagen
8. Beyond Doctrine: Harmonizing Meaning
in Military Planning, Johan Ivari and Annette Nolan Part 3 Recognising New
Contexts for Foundational Knowledge
9. What Is Military History and What Is
Its Utility for the Military Profession?, Steve Murdoch
10. Digital Methods
for Military Humanities: Advancing Research on and in the Military, Tamir
Libel and David Beck
11. Historiography: Teaching Critical Thinking, Empathy,
and Professional Judgment, Michael Schmitz
12. Forging Uniform Identity?
Ukraines Military Culture and Symbolism in the Post-Soviet Era, Piotr
Wawrzeniuk Part 4 Becoming a Military Professional
13. Recognizing the
Experience of Others: Military Memoirs as a Pedagogy of Understanding,
Marshall Gerbrandt
14. Top Gun: The Sound of Freedom, Eirik Askerøi and Kyrre
Tromm Lindvig
15. Embodiment as a Research Topic and Method in the Military
Humanities, Tua Sandman and Marcel Mangold
Anne Marie Hagen is Associate Professor at the Norwegian Defence University College.
Kjetil Enstad is Associate Professor at the Norwegian Defence University College.
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