Body horror on the internet: US soldiers recording the war in Iraq and Afghanistan

Media, Culture and Society

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 921-938

  Andén Papadopoulos, Kari ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Atrocity images; Iraq war; Online community; Ritual; Soldier photography; Trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 70450159959     PISSN: 01634437     EISSN: 14603675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0163443709344040     Document Type: Article

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