Women of Explosive Ordnance Disposal - Cyborg, Techno Bodies, Situated Knowledge, and Vibrant Materiality

This book analyzes women's military service in the U.S. Explosive Ordnance Disposal community. Through a rhetorical framework, the author analyzes the disparities between policy discourse and the lived experiences of individuals who these policies seek to regulate.

List of contents

Chapter 1: Cyborg, Techno Bodies and the Shifting Rhetorical Contexts of War
Chapter 2: Situated Knowledge and the Rhetorical Uncertainty of Institutional Policies
Chapter 3: Intentionality, Agency, and Authority in the Survey Responses of Women in EOD
Conclusion: Genderquakes, Definitional Ruptures, and Backlashes: The Push and Pull of Gender Equality in the Twenty-First Century American Military

About the author

By April Cobos

Product details

• Authors: April Cobos
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.07.2024
• EAN: 9781666951028
• ISBN: 978-1-66695-102-8
• No. of pages: 150
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Semantics, LAW / Military, United States of America, USA, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics, Semantics, discourse analysis, etc, Military and defence law and civilian service law, Military & Defence Law