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Images of Self and Enemy – Pt 4

Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 – Part 4 – Part 5 (coming)

This was written by Mark Grimsley. Posted on Thursday, June 12, 2008, at 10:41 am. Filed under Memory, Myth, and Imagination. Bookmark the permalink. Follow comments here with the RSS feed. Both comments and trackbacks are currently closed.

5 Comments

  1. chris wrote:

    Mr. Grimsley, I am looking forward to what I hope will be some type of commentary or analysis on your part. What do these posts add up to? How does the image of self and enemy translate into any meaningful reflection? What’s the point of all this?

    For example, images of self deals with our “Fighting Identity” and that of the enemy; see this link for what I mean:
    http://www.army.mil/professionalwriting/volumes/volume6/january_2008/1_08_4.html

    Anyway, great series of posts and I look forward to the next one.

    Sunday, June 15, 2008 at 3:53 pm | Permalink
  2. Mark Grimsley wrote:

    Hi Chris,

    I’ll have more on this as time permits. But in the meantime, the “Final Exam” post provides a few clues.

    Monday, June 16, 2008 at 9:59 am | Permalink
  3. chris wrote:

    ***Analyze the following three documents using insights from the basic concepts in Dower’s War Without Mercy. What are the commonalities and differences in the ways these documents portray the enemy? What are the commonalities and differences in the ways these documents portray the nature, purpose, and values of the United States? What conclusions do you draw from your analysis?***

    OK, I missed that post. I like it. I do have questions for you based on the questions you are asking of your students, but that can wait.

    Great series of posts.

    C

    Monday, June 16, 2008 at 10:50 pm | Permalink
  4. Sublieutenant Ogilvy wrote:

    One difference is, back then our enemies were the ones saying “Kill zem all”!

    Thursday, June 19, 2008 at 12:44 pm | Permalink
  5. Sublieutenant Ogilvy wrote:

    I’m aware that Toht actually said “Shoot zem… shoot zem both!” [/film nerd]

    Thursday, June 19, 2008 at 12:53 pm | Permalink