Celebrity leader personas and embodied militarism

Baker, Catherine; Jackson, Susan T.; Crilley, Rhys; Manor, Ilan; Oshikoya, Modupe; Joachim, Jutta; Robinson, Nick; Schneiker, Andrea; Grove, Nicole Sunday; Enloe, Cynthia

Abstract

Scholars of international relations frequently explore how states normalize the use of military force through processes of militarization, yet few have analyzed how new information and communication technologies impact on these processes. The essays in this forum address this gap, and consider the political significance of new technologies, new actors, and new practices that shape "Militarization 2.0" and normalize political violence in the digital age. The authors in this forum rely, to varying degrees, on common militarized tropes and dichotomies (such as authenticity, belonging, and (de)humanizing framings) that are key to militarization, including those devices that rest on gender, race/ethnicity, and heteronormativity. Moving beyond a military-centered approach to militarization, the authors' questions cover ministries of foreign affairs; the embodied performances of celebrity leaders and insurgency groups; arms producers, the military video game industry, and private military and security companies; and violence entrepreneurs. The forum closes with reflections from Cynthia Enloe.

Citation

Baker, C., Jackson, S. T., Crilley, R., Manor, I., Oshikoya, M., Joachim, J., …Enloe, C. (2021). Celebrity leader personas and embodied militarism. International studies review, 23(3), 1046-1071. https://doi.org/10.1093/isr/viaa035

• Journal Article Type: Commentary
• Acceptance Date: May 20, 2020
• Online Publication Date: Jul 2, 2020
• Publication Date: Sep 1, 2021
• Deposit Date: May 21, 2020
• Publicly Available Date: Jul 6, 2020
• Journal: International Studies Review
• Print ISSN: 1521-9488
• Electronic ISSN: 1468-2486
• Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 23
• Issue: 3
• Article Number: viaa035
• Pages: 1046-1071
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/isr/viaa035
• Keywords: Militarization; Social media; Intersectionality
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/3511001
• Publisher URL: https://academic.oup.com/isr/advance-article/doi/10.1093/isr/viaa035/5866651
• Additional Information: in Forum: Militarization 2.0: Communication and the Normalization of Political Violence in the Digital Age.