Books by chantel summerfield
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
Papers by chantel summerfield
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
The landscapes of the First World War hold memories for those that were there to witness their cr... more The landscapes of the First World War hold memories for those that were there to witness their creation and for those people who observe the sites in the post-war period. However, not all First World War landscapes appear where battles took place. Some occur thousands of miles away, but the impact of the war is echoed in the mental health of the soldier.
When Europe went to war in 1914 the world was not prepared to deal with the evacuees or the victims of the war (Allegaert and Chielens 2013: 7), whether suffering physical mutilation or psychiatric problems. Even when the American army declared war in 1917, little was known about the psychological effects of warfare on soldiers. Many medics, including the Belgian doctor Leon Spaas, believed that “war often simply bought problems that were latently present to the surface” (Everbroeck 2013: 121), a theory that has been disproved in the post-war period.
This paper will illustrate the impact of the First World War on certain soldiers through the study of arborglyphs (tree graffiti) made by the military. Arborglyphs are a sub-division of the well-studied discipline of culturally modified trees (CMTs), but unlike CMTs that can be made by animals such as the bear, beaver or squirrel, arborglyphs are made by people (Beesley and Claytor 1978: 3). This paper will concentrate on those arborglyphs discovered and recorded at Perry Point Veteran Medical Centre in Maryland, America. This hospital was established as a public hospital in 1919. By 1920 Perry Point had become a hospital that mainly focused on neuropsychiatric care. In 1922 the site was taken over by the Veterans Association Bureau; the facilities at Perry Point increased dramatically in 1923 to encompass all the soldiers that were being relocated to the hospital, as other veteran hospitals in America closed. The hospital is still in operation and admits American Veterans from wars such as Afghanistan and Iraq.
Often arborglyphs are hidden from the world as people choose not to acknowledge their existence or their importance. They are however, a direct connection to the individual soldier who left his mark on a tree. In most conflict landscapes these arborglyphs document names, dates and places as well as the feelings and fantasies that a soldier may have during war, thus creating a unique archaeological record. However, the arborglyphs that were created at Perry Point leave a more sinister archaeological record that needs to be explored.
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
Arborglyphs on the Salisbury Plain
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
Talks by chantel summerfield
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
Bookmarks Related papers MentionsView impact
Uploads
Books by chantel summerfield
Papers by chantel summerfield
When Europe went to war in 1914 the world was not prepared to deal with the evacuees or the victims of the war (Allegaert and Chielens 2013: 7), whether suffering physical mutilation or psychiatric problems. Even when the American army declared war in 1917, little was known about the psychological effects of warfare on soldiers. Many medics, including the Belgian doctor Leon Spaas, believed that “war often simply bought problems that were latently present to the surface” (Everbroeck 2013: 121), a theory that has been disproved in the post-war period.
This paper will illustrate the impact of the First World War on certain soldiers through the study of arborglyphs (tree graffiti) made by the military. Arborglyphs are a sub-division of the well-studied discipline of culturally modified trees (CMTs), but unlike CMTs that can be made by animals such as the bear, beaver or squirrel, arborglyphs are made by people (Beesley and Claytor 1978: 3). This paper will concentrate on those arborglyphs discovered and recorded at Perry Point Veteran Medical Centre in Maryland, America. This hospital was established as a public hospital in 1919. By 1920 Perry Point had become a hospital that mainly focused on neuropsychiatric care. In 1922 the site was taken over by the Veterans Association Bureau; the facilities at Perry Point increased dramatically in 1923 to encompass all the soldiers that were being relocated to the hospital, as other veteran hospitals in America closed. The hospital is still in operation and admits American Veterans from wars such as Afghanistan and Iraq.
Often arborglyphs are hidden from the world as people choose not to acknowledge their existence or their importance. They are however, a direct connection to the individual soldier who left his mark on a tree. In most conflict landscapes these arborglyphs document names, dates and places as well as the feelings and fantasies that a soldier may have during war, thus creating a unique archaeological record. However, the arborglyphs that were created at Perry Point leave a more sinister archaeological record that needs to be explored.
Talks by chantel summerfield
When Europe went to war in 1914 the world was not prepared to deal with the evacuees or the victims of the war (Allegaert and Chielens 2013: 7), whether suffering physical mutilation or psychiatric problems. Even when the American army declared war in 1917, little was known about the psychological effects of warfare on soldiers. Many medics, including the Belgian doctor Leon Spaas, believed that “war often simply bought problems that were latently present to the surface” (Everbroeck 2013: 121), a theory that has been disproved in the post-war period.
This paper will illustrate the impact of the First World War on certain soldiers through the study of arborglyphs (tree graffiti) made by the military. Arborglyphs are a sub-division of the well-studied discipline of culturally modified trees (CMTs), but unlike CMTs that can be made by animals such as the bear, beaver or squirrel, arborglyphs are made by people (Beesley and Claytor 1978: 3). This paper will concentrate on those arborglyphs discovered and recorded at Perry Point Veteran Medical Centre in Maryland, America. This hospital was established as a public hospital in 1919. By 1920 Perry Point had become a hospital that mainly focused on neuropsychiatric care. In 1922 the site was taken over by the Veterans Association Bureau; the facilities at Perry Point increased dramatically in 1923 to encompass all the soldiers that were being relocated to the hospital, as other veteran hospitals in America closed. The hospital is still in operation and admits American Veterans from wars such as Afghanistan and Iraq.
Often arborglyphs are hidden from the world as people choose not to acknowledge their existence or their importance. They are however, a direct connection to the individual soldier who left his mark on a tree. In most conflict landscapes these arborglyphs document names, dates and places as well as the feelings and fantasies that a soldier may have during war, thus creating a unique archaeological record. However, the arborglyphs that were created at Perry Point leave a more sinister archaeological record that needs to be explored.