Date of Award
Spring 5-2023
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
War and Society
First Advisor
Alexander Bay
Second Advisor
Jennifer Keene
Third Advisor
Mateo Jarquin
Abstract
These three works, two academic papers and one screenplay, challenge traditional notions of gender and sexuality during wartime. Queer Vietnam service members did not all experience oppression, all the time, but rather carved out a space for themselves amongst their peers. Female nurses in the early cold war could keep their careers in the medical field due to its unique gendered history despite demobilization efforts across the country in different industries. Finally, through the medium of historical fiction, a Civil War soldier’s fears and desires are questioned as he experiences the phenomenon of the Angel’s Glow, a blue light that somehow manifests in the wounds of some soldiers.
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Recommended Citation
Pendergraft, Nat. "The Gray Area: Sexuality and Gender in Wartime Reevaluated." Master's thesis, Chapman University, 2023. https://doi.org/10.36837/chapman.000476
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