TY - JOUR
T1 - Sexual violence, counterinsurgents, and the legacies of jean lartéguy's the centurions
AU - Fitzgerald, David
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021/7
Y1 - 2021/7
N2 - Jean Lartéguy's 1960 novel The Centurions, which follows a group of French paratroopers through the wars in Indochina and Algeria, is one that has achieved cult status within the US military. In embracing this novel as a valuable how-to guide for counterinsurgents, those who promote The Centurions ignore the sexual violence and misogyny at the heart of the work, reflecting deeper silences over the issue of sexual violence in war. This article explores both the depictions of sexual violence in The Centurions and the silences that surround those depictions.
AB - Jean Lartéguy's 1960 novel The Centurions, which follows a group of French paratroopers through the wars in Indochina and Algeria, is one that has achieved cult status within the US military. In embracing this novel as a valuable how-to guide for counterinsurgents, those who promote The Centurions ignore the sexual violence and misogyny at the heart of the work, reflecting deeper silences over the issue of sexual violence in war. This article explores both the depictions of sexual violence in The Centurions and the silences that surround those depictions.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85110013644
U2 - 10.1017/S0021875819001774
DO - 10.1017/S0021875819001774
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85110013644
SN - 0021-8758
VL - 55
SP - 657
EP - 684
JO - Journal of American Studies
JF - Journal of American Studies
IS - 3
ER -
