We agreed that it was a thoughtful and well written paper which set out the promising intent to foster counter-archival practices. It was a compelling read and a thoroughly worthy recipient of the award.
Learn more about Moska's work here: www.linkedin.com/in/moskarokay/
The Editorial Team are delighted to announce Moska Rokay, University of Toronto, as the recipient of their Early Career Scholar prize for the best paper in 2025, entitled ‘(In)visibilities in the Afghan Cold War Visual Archive’.
You can read it here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Ana Carden-Coyne has published an article with us on 'Mastering the Mural: War Disability and the Classical Utopia of Mervyn Napier Waller (1893–1972)' in our latest Special Issue on 'Classicisms and Modern War in the Long Twentieth Century'.
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Interested in First World War poetry? Have a look at our Special Issue on Classicisms and Modern War in the Long Twentieth Century. Written by Lorna Hardwick, it is about 'The Poetry of Unease in the First World War: Heroes, Conflicts, Bodies, Values'.
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One of our latest articles in our Special Issue, 'Classicisms and Modern War in the Long Twentieth Century' is by Christine de Matos on 'Classical Mateship: A Transtemporal View of a National Ideal'.
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'A tale of two victories'. Check out this article by Karen McCluskey in our latest Special Issue on Classicisms and Modern War in the Long Twentieth Century. This piece uses the case study of Australian commemorative monuments.
You can read it here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
We are delighted to share the first article from our latest Special Issue on Classicisms and Modern War in the Long Twentieth Century. Written by Jasmine Hunter Evans, this article explores 'Shifting landscapes of war: Rome and twentieth century disillusionment'.
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Introducing our first issue of 2026, 'Classicisms and Modern War in the Long Twentieth Century'.
Hear from the guest editors, Christine de Matos, Karen McCluskey & Ana Carden-Coyne setting out what the issue is all about.
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Read on to learn more about the differences between French and Turkish approaches to the memory of the Crimean War dead in Istanbul's cemeteries. This fascinating article by Saltuk Duran is available in our last issue of 2025 and you can read it in full here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Interested in women-themed songs in wartime? Then this is the article for you. Written by Shinobu Anzai, you can read it in full here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Did you miss this article by Elizabeth Stice published in our last issue of 2025?
Find out more about this intriguing title - Food and Drink and the War of Words During the Great War: Poilus, Pinard, and Pain KK - here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.....
Check out one of our latest articles from the last issue of 2025 by Andrew Young on 'The Representation of Absence: Race and Nation in Hollywood’s Depiction of the Atomic Bomb, 1947–1952'.
You can read it in full here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Have you read one of our latest articles written by Elizabeth Rawlinson-Mills, 'This Racial War: Constructing Transnational Whiteness in the Newspaper Poems of the South African War, 1899–1902'?
Check out the abstract below and read the article in full here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Did you miss this article on 'Non-Human Animals as Resources for Political Communication During War: The Case of Ukraine' by Arita Holmberg and Javiera Ortega Zepeda?
Read it in full here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Want to know more about Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems? Did you see this article by Lindsay Clark, 'Dr. Strangelove is Back: Gender, Laughter, and AI in US Policy Discourses on the Development of Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems'?
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Twenty years after the Iraq War, Catriona Pennell, Chris Kempshall and Gabriel Kupper reflect on the anniversary coverage in their article: 'The Iraq War at 20: Anniversary Journalism, British Cultural Memory, and the Politics of Closure'
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Interested in objects as symbols of identity? Wanting to learn more about 2WW veteran identities? Check out this article by Harriet Beadnell: ‘The Only Time I Think I’m a Veteran is When I’m Dressed up’ – Medals as Symbols of Second World War Veteran Identity.
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Have you read one of our latest articles by Aleixa Moncrieff and Bart Ziino on 'Chronologies of Coping: Veterans, Experience and Resilience in Australia After the Great War'?
You can read it in full here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Check out this article by Robert Thompson and Lindsay Robb from our 2025 Volume 18 Issue 3, entitled, "'We Must Find a Way to Remember Them Too’: British Second World War Conscientious Objectors in Post-War Culture".
Read in full here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
First up in our refresher of recent articles, Anna Branach-Kallas' paper on 'Contact zones, affects and noeuds de mémoire: Chinese laborers on the Western Front in Martine Laffon’s Souviens-toi de moi'.
You can read it in full here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Missed some of our latest articles? Don't worry! We'll be sharing a reminder over the next few weeks. So keep your eyes on our feed and we can help you populate your New Year's reading list!
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Want to know more about what we publish? Check out this word cloud generated from the titles of our past Special Issues. Maybe you've got an idea for one our next ones - get in touch with the Editorial Team to discuss your ideas.
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New Year, New AIMS and SCOPE. Check it out.....
Our Editorial Team have reflected on submissions received in 2025 and have reviewed the journal's aims and scope to provide greater guidance and encouragement for potential contributing authors.
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Our Editorial Team are busy updating our aims and scope to help give contributing authors more helpful guidance as to what we are looking for. Bear with us as we work this through - we are looking forward to sharing it with you soon!
Thank you to our amazing speakers and to all who joined us for this fascinating conversation. We look forward to sharing this conversation in written form in due course. Watch this space!
Speakers:
• Karen Logan, Senior Curator of History (National Museums NI)
• James Inglis, Assistant Curator, Bodmin Keep, Cornwall's Army Museum
• Laura Patrick, PhD, Regimental Heritage Officer for The Royal Irish Regiment
• Elspeth Vischer, the Northern Ireland Now Project, Nerve Centre
Speakers explored:
• Strategic/curatorial decision-making inc representing archival material + oral histories.
• Co-designing with communities in the context of a sensitive ongoing political situation.
• To what extent they situate their exhibitions as furthering community reconciliation.
Co-hosted by our #JWACS Editors Maria-Adriana Deiana and Hannah West, we brought together museum professionals to reflect on the curation of exhibitions representing conflict in Northern Ireland.