Description
Book Synopsis In this first ever book-length treatment, 11 scholars with a variety of backgrounds in medieval studies, film studies, and medievalism discuss how historical and fictional medieval women have been portrayed on film and their connections to the feminist movements of the 20th and 21st centuries. From detailed studies of the portrayal of female desire and sexuality, to explorations of how and when these women gain agency, these essays look at the different ways these women reinforce, defy, and complicate traditional gender roles.
Individual essays discuss the complex and sometimes conflicting cinematic treatments of Guinevere, Morgan Le Fay, Isolde, Maid Marian, Lady Godiva, Heloise, Eleanor of Aquitaine, and Joan of Arc. Additional essays discuss the women in Fritz Lang''s The Nibelungen, Liv Ullmann''s Kristin Lavransdatter, and Bertrand Tavernier''s La Passion Beatrice.
Table of Contents
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments vi
Corps Tactical Zones ix
U.S. Armed Forces—Organizational Structure xi
Military Occupational Specialties xiii
Part I: My Vietnam
1. Introduction: The Boys of St. Joe's '65 1
2. When Memory Invades 9
3. A Boy's Life in the Berkshires 14
4. Boot Camp, Parris Island 25
5. First Tour: Okinawa/Vietnam, 1967–1968 35
6. Second Tour: Quantico/Vietnam, 1968–1971 54
Part II: Their Vietnam
7. Mike Gorman—Army Helicopter Crew Chief/Gunner 69
8. Russell Roulier—Marine Infantryman 82
9. Joe Daigneault—Marine Infantryman 95
10. Ron Racine—Army Mortarman 110
11. Pat Lupo—Army Mechanized Infantryman 127
12. Leo Chaput—Army Infantryman, Medic 141
13. Mike Chalifoux—Army Mechanized Infantryman 156
14. William "Bill" Buzzell—Army Artillery Unit 168
15. Gary DeMastrie—Navy, Brown Water Sailor 180
16. Jim Luczynski—Army Infantryman 192
17. Carol Bleau Boucher—War Protester 207
Epilogue 217
Appendix: Guide to Terms and Abbreviations 223
Index 227
