F*ck the Army!

“Nearly fifty years after the Vietnam War, the fight over how it is to be remembered in this country still rages. Central to that battle is the relationship between anti-war civilians and GIs, a relationship that is dominated by the enduring but utterly false myth of returning soldiers being spat upon by hippies and radicals. By telling, with vivid prose, the long-ignored story of the FTA show and its impact on the unprecedented movement of soldiers opposing the war, Lindsay Goss has created both a crucial historical corrective and an inspiring story of the power of art and performance in radical times.” (David Zeiger, Producer/Director of Sir! No Sir!) “A valuable contribution to political theatre discourse. F*ck the Army! addresses the complex dynamics of spectatorship and theatricality, offering a new and effective lens to think about theatre and activism in general. Her attention to the FTA show is singular in the field.” (Maurya Wickstrom, author of Fiery Temporalities in Theatre and Performance: The Initiation of History) “The subject matter of F*CK The Army guarantees that the book includes substantial drama…the more who learn about endeavors like FTA, the more likely America will avoid another mad military rampage.” (The Arts Fuse)

Lindsay Goss is Lecturer in English and Theatre Studies at the University of Melbourne. Her work has appeared in Contemporary Theatre Review, Performance Research, and TDR.