Abstract
Traditional war films, be they feature or documentary, usually show soldiers fighting against their enemies. The main discussion then refers to the loss or gain of territory, to border movements, to the official status of a region and the like. In recent times, however, the unofficial realities of war have also gradually become issues of public discourse and media representation. New questions that have arisen so far include what wars mean to civil society and how civilians experience them. A mainly unasked question that has recently received at least peripheral attention addresses the role and the fate of women both as active players and as victims in war.
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Rohringer, M. (2010). Women and War. In: Bell, E., Gray, A. (eds) Televising History. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230277205_12
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