Soldier Snapshots: Masculinity, Play, and Friendship in the Everyday Photographs of Men in the American Military

by Jay Mechling

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In Soldier Snapshots Jay Mechling explores how American men socially construct their performance of masculinity in everyday life in all-male friendship groups during their service in the military. The evidence Mechling analyzes is a collection of vernacular photographs, "snapshots," of and by American soldiers, sailors, marines, and aviators. Since almost all of the snapshots are photographs taken of men by other men, this book offers a unique...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0700632921

ISBN13:9780700632923

Release Date:July 2021

Publisher:University Press of Kansas

Length:240 Pages

Weight:0.80 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"

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Arts, Music & Photography History Photography Social Science Social Sciences

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