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EDUCATION

2015            Ph.D. Political Science. University of Hawai‘i at Manoa.

                   Dissertation: Fight to Live, Live to Fight: Mapping Veteran Narratives of Violence in Peace.                   

2011            M.A. Ethnic Studies. Colorado State University.

                   Thesis: The Tea Party and the Discourse of Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality

2009           B.A. Sociology & Political Science

 

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

2021-Current  Director of Adult Learner and Veteran Services Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

2021                  Instructor & Research Affiliate, Veterans Studies Program University of California, Irvine, CA

2021                  Academic Success Coordinator: Student Achievement Center Colorado State University, Fort
Collins, CO

2019-2020 University of Dayton. Researcher & Consultant. Human Rights Center. Legacies of War project.

2018-2019 Bard College & Central European University. Visiting Professor. Bard Globalization & International
Affairs Program.

2017-2018         Central European University. Narrative Politics Post-Doctoral Fellow. International Relations Dept.

2014-2017         Colorado State University. Instructor. Political Science & Ethnic Studies Depts. 

2012-2014         University of Hawai‘i. Graduate Teaching Instructor.

 

PUBLICATIONS

REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES

Schrader, B. (2022) “Living War, Writing War, Teaching War" Critical Military Studies. Volume 9, 2023 - Issue 1: Voices of Veteran Researchers

Schrader, B. (2019) “Cyborgian Self-Awareness: Trauma and Memory in Blade Runner and Westworld.” Theory & Event. Volume 22. Number 4. Pp. 820-841

Schrader, B. (2019) Fight to Live, Live to Fight: Veteran Activism After War. (New York: SUNY Press)

Schrader, B. (2018) “American Snipers: Positionality in Embodied War Imaginaries” Review of Human Rights,Vol. 3, No. 1, Winter 2017, 43-64

Schrader, B. (2017) The Affect of Veteran Activism. Critical Military Studies. Routledge.

Schrader, B. (2014) Auto-Archeology and Political Affect of War. Journal of Narrative Politics. York University Press. Volume 1. Number 1.

MANUSCRIPTS IN SUBMISSION

Schrader, B. “No Awards for Endless Wars: An Autoethnographic Account of Protesting George W. Bush.” In War and Social Movements, (Ferdinand Schöningh: Paderborn, Germany).

MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPERATION

Schrader, B. “’Get Some: 1st & 3rd Person Entanglements of War” (Security Dialogue—Revise & Resubmit)

Schrader, B. “Returning to the scene of the crime: Veterans returning to build peace,” (Veteran Studies—Revise & Resubmit)

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

Schrader, B. (2022) “An American veteran of the occupation of Iraq to the Russian soldiers,” Dversia. Translated into Bulgarian & Russian.

Schrader, B. (2021) “Veterans and the January 6th Insurrection Attempt,” University of Dayton Human Rights Center Blog.

Schrader, B. (2019) “Visiting the Traumatic Legacies of War,” University of Dayton Human Rights Center Blog.

Schrader, B. (2019) “Fight to Live, Live to Fight: Veteran Activism after War,” book review, The Disorder of Things (Academic Blog)

Schrader, B. Dunbar, D. and Levy, A. (2018) “Military Veterans in International Relations and Critical Military Studies.” War Stories (Academic Blog)

Schrader, B. (2016). Veteran Activism Against Trump. Flow (Online Media Journal).

Schrader, B. Driving to You. & Happy Birthday (Poems) Warrior Writers: A Collection of Writing and Artwork by Veterans. L. Brown and Sons Printing, Inc. 2014.

Schrader, B. Peace. (Poem) Critical Studies on Security. Volume 2, Issue 2 (Interventions section: Writing In/Security). Routledge. 2014.

Schrader, B. Becoming Revolution. Occupy Thought. (Media Commons Online Journal).

 

AWARDS & HONORS 

2017                       Ethnic Studies Graduation Ceremony Keynote Speaker
2015 & 2016            NTT Professional Development Grant
2015                       Jorge Fernandes Memorial Fellowship
2014                       Nobumoto Tanahashi Peace Graduate Fellowship.

2012                       UH Manoa Political Science Graduate Achievement Award

2009                      March Leader for the Fort Collins MLK day parade

2008                      Carl & Harriet Gilman Memorial Scholarship

2008-2010             Colorado State University Liberal Arts Dean’s List

 

INVITED TALKS

2020 Brooklyn Institute for Social Research, Colombe Foundation, “Imperialism and American Life:
Culture, Politics, and Resistance.”

2020 Vietnam Legacies Symposium, Human Rights Center, University of Dayton, “Returning to the
Scene of the Crime: Veterans Returning to Build Peace.”

2020 Guest Speaker, Peace and Nonviolence Course, Colorado College, “War, Militarism, and the
Soldiers Experience.”

2019 Human Rights Center Faculty Fellows Series, University of Dayton, “Legacies of War in Vietnam,”

2019 The New Political Communication Unit at Royal Holloway, University of London, “Fight to Live,
Live to Fight: Veteran Activism After War book talk.”

2019. Bard College Chase Lecture Series, New York, NY, “Fight to Live, Live to Fight: Veteran Activism
After War book talk.”

2018 “CEU, Bard, & Hungary: Where we are now.” Bard Globalization and International Affairs
program.

2014                     “Veteran’s Narratives.” Hobart & William Smith Colleges. For Veteran Activism, Gender, and the
Global War on Terror course.

 

ACADEMIC CONFERENCES

PAPERS PRESENTED

2019 Voice of the Veteran as Researcher. Kings College, London. Paper Presented: “Living war, Writing
War, Teaching War.”

2019 Cultural Studies Association Annual Conference. New Orleans, LA. Paper Presented: “‘Get Some’:
First and Third Person Entanglements of War.”

2019 International Conference on War and Social Movements. New York, NY. Paper Presented: “No
Awards for Endless Wars: An Autoethnographic Account of Protesting George W. Bush.”

2018                    Cyborgian Self-Awareness Trauma and Memory in Blade Runner and Westworld. European    
International Studies Association. Annual Conference—Prague, Czechia

2017                    The Soldiers Contract. Pan-European International Studies Association. Annual Conference-
Barcelona, Spain.

2017                    Liars, Traitors, & Thieves… Or Heroes?, and; Managing the Narrative at the RNC. Western Political
Science Association. Annual Conference. Vancouver, Canada

2016                    Affect of Veteran Activism. Cultural Studies Association. Annual Conference—Philadelphia, PA.

2016                    What Does A Sniper See?, and; Fighting Violence in the Ranks. International Studies Association.
Annual Conference—Atlanta, GA.

2015                     Fighting Violence in the Ranks; Service, Citizenship, and the “American Dream,” and; Occupy
Veterans!. Pan-European International Studies Association. Annual Conference—Sicily, Italy.

2015                     Service, Citizenship, and the “American Dream.” Cultural Studies Association. Annual Conference
—Riverside, CA.

2014                     Remaking Sense: Bullets, Rags, and Art. Cultural Studies Association. Annual Conference—Salt
Lake City, UT.                 

2014                     War Imaginaries and the Affect on Race, Ethnicity, and Migration, and; Autoethnographic
Political Affect of War. International Studies Association. Annual Conference—Toronto, Canada

2013                      Forged in War, Battling For Peace. American Political Science Association. Annual Conference—
Chicago, IL.

2013                      Occupy Veterans! Western Political Science Association. Annual Conference—Hollywood, CA.

2012                      The Clausewitz Inversion: Disrupting the Security Dispositif. International Political
Sociological Studies—Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

2011                       Coming to a State Near You: The Tea Party & Public Policy, and; The Spoils of War: The M.I.C. &
Higher Education. Ethnic Studies Under Attack: Student Conference. Colorado State University.

ROUNDTABLES

2018 Military Veterans as Academics in Critical Military Studies and International Relations.
European International Studies Association. Annual Conference—Prague, Czechia

2018                       Enjoying War. International Studies Association. Annual Conference—San Francisco, CA

PANELS ORGANIZED

2018                       Military Veterans as Academics in International Relations and Critical Military Studies.
European International Studies Association. Annual Conference—Prague, Czechia

2016                       Veteran Identities: Students, Activists, and Politicians, and; Recreating the Suck. Cultural
Studies Association. Annual Conference—Philadelphia, PA.

DISCUSSANT

2018                        Critical Approaches to Studying the Military. International Studies Association. Annual
Conference—San Francisco, CA

2016                        Recreating the Suck. Cultural Studies Association. Annual Conference—Philadelphia, PA.          

CAMPUS/DEPARTMENT TALKS

2016                        Veterans Experiencing Homelessness. Colorado State University. For Student

                               Leadership, Involvement, and Community Engagement office.

2016                        Ethnic Studies Methods. Colorado State University. For graduate Research Methods course.

2014                        Using Mixed Methods. Colorado State University. For graduate Research Methods course.

2012                        Ethnic Studies in Retrospect. Colorado State University. For graduate Ethnic Studies History

                               and Theory course.

2012                        GI Resistance. University of Hawai‘i. For English Composition course.

2012                        The Clausewitz Inversion: Disrupting the Security Dispositif. University of Hawai‘i. Political

                               Science department colloquium series.

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE.

(*Denotes Graduate Course)

University of California Irvine, Veteran Studies Program

Veteran Voices (Writing intensive/Online) Winter & Summer 2021

Bard Globalization & International Affairs Program

Critical Military Studies* Fall 2018, Spring 2019

IR in Action* Fall 2018, Spring 2019

Central European University, International Relations Department

(De)Militarisms*                                                                                                                                           Winter 2018

Critical Military Studies*                                                                                                                                  Fall 2018

IR in Action*                                                                                                                                                     Fall 2018

 

Colorado State University, Political Science Department

Contemporary Political Theory                                                                                                                          Fall 2016

International Relations                                                                                                                                  Spring 2017

 

Colorado State University, Ethnic Studies Department

Critical War Theory                                                                                                                                       Spring 2017

Perspectives From War                                                                                                                  Spring 2016, Fall 2016

War, Militarism, and GI Resistance                                                                                           Spring 2014, Spring 2015

Global Environmental Justice Movements                                                                                                          Fall 2015

Racial Formations                                                                                                                     Spring 2014, Spring 2016

Introduction to Ethnic Studies                                                                                Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016,

                                                                                                                                                      Fall 2016,  Spring 2017

University of Hawai‘i, Political Science Department

Politics of Media—Online Course                                                                                                                      Fall 2013

History of Political Thought                                                                                                Summer 2013, Summer 2012

Politics & Media                                                                                                                                             Spring 2013

Introduction to Political Science                                                                                                                       Fall 2012

 

GRADUATE STUDENT SUPERVISION

(* indicates graduated, ^indicates I was second reader)

Yara Asmar* (MA, Central European University)

Goknur Aslantepe* (MA, Central European University)

Joseph Watkins*^ (MA, Central European University)

Mariana Villafana*^ (MA, Central European University

Professional SERVICE

2018                  Supervise two MA thesis projects. Central European University. International Relations.

2018                  External Peer Reviewer for Review of International Studies

2016                  External Peer Reviewer for Men & Masculinities Journal

2016                  Osher Re-entry Scholarship Committee. Colorado State University. Adult Learner and Veteran

                          Services. 

2015-                 Non-Tenure Track Representative for department faculty meetings. Colorado State University.

                         Ethnic Studies Department.

2012-2013          Professionalization and Development Committee. University of Hawai‘i. Political Science

                         Department.

2011-2012          Colloquium Committee. University of Hawai‘i. Political Science Department.

2008-2011         Curriculum Committee. Colorado State University. Peace and Reconciliations Studies.

2010-2011          Graduate Student Representative for department faculty meetings. Colorado State University.

                          Ethnic Studies.

2010-2011          Students of Ethnic Studies Raising Voices of Empowerment (SERVE). President. Graduate Student

                          Organization.

2009-2010         Veterans Experience on Campus Exploratory Committee. Colorado State University. The Institute

                          for Teaching and Learning (TILT).

2010                  LeaderShape Institute. Colorado State University. Cluster facilitator.

2008-                Campus Step-Up: Colorado State University Social Justice retreat. Small group facilitator. (I have

                          been a facilitator for this retreat 5 different years)

 

ADDITIONAL TRAINING

2012                    Warrior Writer Facilitator Training. Veteran advocate training.

2008                   Social Justice Training Institute. Diversity training. University of Illinois-Champaign Urbana

2007-2008          Presidents Leadership Program. Leadership training. Colorado State University.

2006                   LeaderShape Training Institute. Leadership training. Colorado State University

 

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT/OUTREACH

2022 “Barriers to Service,” We Believe You Podcast. Colorado State University, Women and Gender
Advocacy Center.

2020 “The Afghanistan Papers,” Talk. Fort Collins Community Action Network.

2017                   Warrior Writers workshops co-facilitator. Pikes Peak Community College.

2017                   Veterans at Standing Rock. Talk. Community Group: Strength Through Peace.

2015                   Money in Democracy Panel. Rams For Bernie. Panel Member.

2015                   Confronting Identity and Privilege in Community. Workshop facilitator. For Fort Collins 

                          community.

2015                   Talk: Feminism & Militarism. Rocky Mountain Women in Philosophy group.

2015                   Body of War. Film Facilitation. Community Group: Strength Through Peace.

2013                   Talk: Demilitarization. Farrington High School Peace & Justice group.

2012                   Watada Lectures: Alternative Veterans Day Forum. Panel Member.

2010                   El Centro Presents: Veterans Day Panel. Colorado State University. Panel Member.

2008                   The 2008 Democratic National Convention protests in review. Panel Member. For the Center for

                           Justice, Peace, and the Environment (CJPE).

2007                   When I Came Home. Film Facilitation. Colorado State University.

 

MEDIA COVERAGE

2008                    Tim Maddox. “5 Years in, Students Largely Mum on Iraq War.” Rocky Mountain Collegian.   

2007                    Chris Hedges and Laila Al-Arian. “The Other War: Iraq Vets Bear Witness.” The Nation.             

2007                    My War, My Story. Directed by Andy Blood. Wolfgang Productions. Documentary Film.

2006                    Anne Usher. “Drugs part of life in combat.” Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel. 

 

NON-ACADEMIC WORK

2021-Current Director of Adult Learner & Veteran Services. Colorado State University

2021 Academic Success Coordinator. Exploratory Studies. Colorado State University

2019-2022 Veterans for Peace: National. Board of Directors. 2019-2022

2019-2021 About Face: Veterans’ Against War: National. Board of Directors.

2018-2019 About Face: Veterans’ Against War. NYC. Political Education Coordinator. 2018-2019

2008-2009          Student Leadership, Involvement, and Community Engagement (SLiCE). Special Events
Coordinator.

2006-2009         Associated Students of Colorado State University (ASCSU). Speaker Pro Temp, 2008-2009; Chief of
Staff, 2007-2008; Senator, 2006-2007.

2007-2011           Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW). Fort Collins Chapter President.

2001-2005          United States Army. Cavalry Scout.

 

AWARDS & HONORS

2017 & 2018        CEU Humanities Fellowship (€30,000)

2015 & 2016        NTT Professional Development Grant ($1,000)

2015                    Jorge Fernandes Memorial Fellowship ($5,000)

2014                    Nobumoto Tanahashi Peace Graduate Fellowship. From the Matsunaga

                           Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution. ($12,000)

2012                    UH Manoa Political Science Graduate Achievement Award ($10,000)

2009                   March Leader for the Fort Collins MLK day parade

2008                   Carl & Harriet Gilman Memorial Scholarship ($5,000)

2008-2010          Colorado State University Liberal Arts Dean’s List

TEACHING AREAS

Veteran Issues & US Militarism

Critical War & Peace Studies

International Relations

Political Theory

American Politics

Ethnic Studies

American Studies

US Empire

Intersections of Identity

Media Studies

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS/AFFILIATIONS

2015-                      Pan-European International Studies Association

2014-                      Cultural Studies Association

2013-                      International Studies Association

2013-                      American Political Science Association

2013-2014               Western Political Science Association

2008-                     Pi Sigma Alpha (Honors Political Science Society)

2008-                     Alpha Kappa Delta (Honors Sociological Society)

 

REFERENCES

Dr. Michael Shapiro                                                                                            Dr. Kathy Ferguson

Professor                                                                                                           Professor/Department Chair

University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa                                                                        University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa

Political Science Department                                                                            Political Science Department

2424 Maile Way, Saunders 640                                                                          2424 Maile Way, Saunders 640

Honolulu, HI 96822                                                                                           Honolulu, HI 96822

(808) 956–8357                                                                                                   (808) 956–8357

shapiro@hawaii.edu                                                                                           kferguso@hawaii.edu 

               

Dr. Eric Ishiwata                                                                                                 Dr. Irene Vernon                                                  

Associate Professor                                                                                            Professor/Department Chair                      

Colorado State University                                                                                  Colorado State University

Ethnic Studies Department                                                                                Ethnic Studies Department

Fort Collins, CO 80523-1790                                                                              Fort Collins, CO 80523-1790

(970) 491-7351                                                                                                     (970) 491-7351

eric.ishiwata@colostate.edu                                                                               irene.vernon@colostate.edu