Books
Books
Mirra, C. (2010). The Admirable Radical: Staughton Lynd and Cold War Dissent, 1945-1970 with a foreword by Howard Zinn. Kent, OH: Kent State University Press.
Mirra, C. (2008). Soldiers and Citizens: An Oral History of Operation Iraqi Freedom from the Battlefield to the Pentagon. New York, NY: Palgrave.
Mirra, C. (2008). U.S. Foreign Policy and the Prospects for Peace Education. Jefferson, NC: McFarland Press.
Mirra, C. (2005). Enduring Freedom or Enduring War? Prospects and Costs of the New American Century. Washington, DC: Maisonneuve Press.
Chapters
Chapters
Mirra, C. (2016). The Emperor's New Clothes are Straightjackets: A Very Brief History of Federal School Reform and the Rise of Accountability in A. Munagi & D. Thorndburg (Eds.), High Needs Schools: Changing the Dialogue (pp. 1-18). Rotterdam: Sense Publishers.
Mirra, C. (2015). Foreword. Side by Side: Alice and Staughton Lynd, the Ohio Years. Kent, OH: Kent State University Press.
Articles
Articles
'We are Interfering': The Information War from NATO encirclement to a coup d'etat," Ukraine Analytica, v. 1, n. 30 (April 2023)
"Not one inch, unless it is from Lisbon to Vladivostok: NATO-Russia mythmaking and a re-imagined Kyivan Rus," Journal of Applied History (December 2022) v. 4, pp. 126-148
Mirra, C. (2013), Insurgents, accidental guerrillas and valley-ism: an oral history of oppositional US soldiers' attitudes toward the enemy in Afghanistan. Cambridge Review of International Affairs, 26.
Mirra, C. (2011), The Mutation of the Vietnam Syndrome: Underreported Resistance during the 1991 Persian Gulf War. Peace and Change: A Journal of Peace Research, 36.
Mirra, C. (2010), Forty Years On: Looking Back at the 1969 Annual Meeting. Perspectives on History.
Mirra, C. (2010), Historian Staughton Lynd and Nonviolent Direct Action. Peace Review: A Journal of Social Justice, 22.
Mirra, C. (2008), Revisiting the Intellectual Origins of American Radicalism. WorkingUSA: The Journal of Labor and Society, 11.
Mirra. C. (2006), Conscientious Objection in Operation Desert Storm. Peace Review, 18.
Mirra, C. (2006), Radical Historians and The Liberal Establishment: Staughton Lynd's Life with History. Left History, 11, 69-101.
Mirra, C. (2005), Guilt and Sacrifice in U.S. Warfare. Peace Review, 17.
Mirra, C. (2003), George W. Bush’s Theological Diplomacy. American Diplomacy, 3.
Conference Presentations
Conference Presentations
(June 2024) “The Ethical Hazards and Scholarly Opportunities of Oral History Methodology in Documenting Youth Perspectives during War.” Paper presentation at the Ukrainian Oral History Association International Scientific Conference, Uzhorod National University, Uzhorod, Ukraine
(April 2024) “Democratization, Civic Society, and the New Ukrainian School during the Acute Phase of War.” Paper presentation at the British Association for Slavonic and European Studies, Robinson College - Cambridge University, Cambridge, England
(November 2023) Plenary research panel (online): "War and Education: The New Ukrainian School, Civic Competencies and Democracy Building, at the National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences, IV International Scientific and Practical Conference, Kyiv, Ukraine
(June 2023) Paper presented at first expert panel, "Beliefs and Values in Oral History Projects." National Edcamp Educational Conference, Pre-Victory Strength for Post-Victory Plans, Bukovel, Ukraine
(April 2023). From Mezhyhirya to Slavyansk: Reconsidering the Origins of War and the Subversion of Peace in the Russo-Ukrainian War, Forms of War Conference, TELOS / John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Queens College/CUNY and the International Center for Critical Theory, New York University, New York, NY
(2022, September). "Public Diplomacy: US Credibility vs. Kremlin Propaganda in the Russo-Ukrainian War." Paper presented at the British International Studies Association symposium (BISA), Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, England.
(2018). Mirra, C. The Impact of the Common Front on Howard Zinn’s Formative Radicalism. International Conference on Research in Social Sciences & Humanities (ICRSSH), American College of Greece.
(2017). Mirra, C. Howard Zinn's Life and Work as Peace Education, First Featured Speaker/Paper presented at SHAPE 2017/The International Symposium on Strengthening Peace through Education, Crowne Plaza, Nagasaki, Japan.
Mirra, C. (2016, July). Communism as Twentieth Century Americanism: The Impact of the Popular Front on Howard Zinn's Formative Radicalism. In Historians of the 20th Century United States. Roosevelt Study Center, Middleburg, Netherlands.
Mirra, C. (2015). Moral Injury, ‘Animating Guilt,’ and Gramsci's Contradictory Consciousness among Oppositional Soldiers. In Joint Conference of the Labor and Working-Class History and the Working-Class History Association. Georgetown University, Washington, DC.
Mirra, C. (2014). Towards a Counter-Model to American Exceptionalism : the Dissenting Tradition Among Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan Soldiers. In French Association for American Studies, Annual Conference. University of Paris 3 - Sorbonne, Paris, France.
Mirra, C. (2014). Moderator: Teaching Zinn. In NYU Tamiment Library Symposium, Howard Zinn: A Life of Teaching, Writing and Activism. New York University, New York, NY.
Mirra, C. (2013). Chair and Commentator, Historian as Protagonist: Howard Zinn, Staughton Lynd and the Entanglements of a Usable Past. In Organization of American Historians annual conference. San Francisco, CA.
Mirra, C. (2013). A Popular War? Military Censorship and the Underreporting of Antiwar Resistance in the 1991 Persian Gulf War. In Historians Against The War National Conference. Towson University, Baltimore, MD.
Mirra, C. (2011). Insurgents, Accidental Guerillas, and Valleyism. In Afghanistan and the English Speaking World since 1979. University of Paris, St. Denis, Paris, France.
Mirra, C. (2011). An Oral History of Soldier Attitudes toward the Enemy in Afghanistan. In American Historical Association. Boston, MA.
Mirra, C. (2010). Keynote: Why Counting on Apathy Might not be Enough…But Casualties Could Precipitate a Backlash. In Historians against the War: Afghanistan and the War on Terror Conference. University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada.
Mirra, C. (2010). Traversing Cold War Borders. In Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations. Madison, Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin.
Mirra, C. (2009). Plenary session paper, Underreported Resistance: GI Dissent in the 1991 U.S.-Iraq War. In Peace History Society Annual Conference. Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC.
Mirra, C. (2008). Commentator. Veterans' Oral Histories. In Oral History Association Annual Meeting. Pittsburg, PA.
Mirra, C. (2008). Commentator, History from the Bottom Up: Origins and Prospects. In Organization of American Historians. New York, NY.
Mirra, C. (2008). The New Winter Soldiers Redux. In American Historical Association. Washington, D.C..
Mirra, C. (2007). The American Empire and Peace Education: A Pedagogical Intervention. In Teachers College International Institute on Peace Education Symposium. United Nations Church Center, NY.
Mirra, C. (2007). Practicing Radical Historiography in the 1960s. In American Historical Association. Atlanta, GA.
Mirra, C. (2006). U.S. Militarism and Peace Education. In International Association of University Presidents / United Nations Commission on Disarmament Education, Conflict Resolution and Peace. United Nations Building.
Mirra, C. (2005). God’s New Israel in Crisis: American Civil Religion and the War on Terror. In ‘Being American after 9. 11’ Conference, University of Mary Washington. Fredericksburg, VA.
Mirra, C. (2004). The War on Terrorism: Historical Perspectives and Future Prospects. In Invited Presentation. Ramapo College, Mahwah, New Jersey.
Mirra, C. (2004). General Smedley Butler and Military Dissent in US history. In Socialist Scholar's Conference. New York, NY.
Invited Presentations
Invited Presentations
Methods, Materials and Mental Health: The Impact of the Acute Phase of War on Teachers and Schools,” Institute of Pedagogy, National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine.
"US Research on the Russo-Ukrainian War: Public Opinion survey and oral history," presentation at Eurofutures School/NGO, Kovel, Ukraine
Mirra, C. (2016, Decemeber). "Howard Zinn as a Model of Hope and Resistance." Presentation at the Annual Howard Zinn Book Fair, San Francisco City College, Mission Campus.
Other Work
Other Work
Mirra, C. (2023). Review Essay: War in Ukraine, Making Sense of a Senseless Book. New Politics.
Mirra, C. (2022). Is Zelensky afraid of the far-right?. Eurasia Review. September 19, 2022.
Mirra, C. (2020). Six ways to preserve Greek sovereignty and human rights. Greek Reporter. March 14, 2020.
Mirra, C. (2006). Join Us? Testimonies of Iraq War Veterans and Their Families. Historians Against the War, Pamphlet #5, Somerville, MA.
Mirra, C. (2017, December). Book Review. John Dewey: America’s Peace-Minded Educator, Journal of American History, (104) 3, 793.
Mirra, C. (2009, March). Book Review. Camilo Mejia, Road from Ar Ramadi: The Private Rebellion of Staff Sergeant Camilo Mejia. In Socialism and Democracy, (23)1, 193-197.
Mirra, C. (2008, March). Book Review: Michael Hardt Presents Thomas Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence. In Socialism and Democracy (22) 1, 196-199.
Mirra, C. (2006) Book Review: Andrew Bacevich, The New American Militarism: How Americans are Seduced by War. In Seton Hall Journal of Diplomacy and International Relations
Mirra, C. (2004, March). Book Review: Johan Galtung, Searching for Peace: the Road to Transcend. In Journal of Peace Education, (1), 1, 133-135.
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