Kinder will look at the way hollywood has shied away from graphic war wounds sorry, look at the way that the hollywood has shied away from graphic war wounds and how a military propaganda can downplay the wars relentless consumption of life and limb and how they deserved to be removed from the margins to the center of the american war story. In this talk, he will explore the history of american war through the bodies of five disabled veterans. What emerges is a portrait of a nations struggling and often failing to mitigate the human cost of military conflict. We welcome dr. Kinder from Oklahoma State university where hes an associate professor of history and american studies. Hes the author of paying with their bodies, american war and the problem of the disabled veteran. Which came out two years ago from the university of chicago press. Hes currently completing a book on the history of zoos during world war ii. Please welcome john kinder. [ applause ] thank you. Let me just arrange th