Our discussion today began with the following texts: In Country by Bobbie Ann Mason, and Born on the Fourth of July (1989).
Themes:
- The lasting and growing impact of war on our youth and their experience.
Questions:
- How can we foster a meaningful and nuanced understanding of issues related to war without relying on cliches that oversimplify and limit meaning?
Recommendations for Further Reading/Viewing:
- Waiting for Superman (2010)
- The Warriors: Reflections on Men in Battle by Jesse Glenn Gray
- The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara (2003)
- The Spitting Image: Myth, Memory, and the Legacy of Vietnam by Jerry Lembcke
- Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War by Karl Marlantes
