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| Authors | Oral histories by Willa Seidenberg and William Short, Photographs by William Short |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | History, Opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War, Anti-war, Vietnam War |
| Published | October 1992 (Addison Gallery of American Art) |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 83 pages, 10.5 x 0.2 x 10.5 in, black and white photos and oral histories |
| ISBN | 1879886324 |
| Website | https://amatterofconscience.com/A-Matter-of-Conscience/1 |
A Matter of Conscience: GI Resistance During the Vietnam War is an artist book published in 1992 at the time of the Addison Gallery of American Art exhibition, “A Matter of Conscience” and “Vietnam Revisited.” It contains oral histories of Vietnam era GIs, gathered and edited by Willa Seidenberg and William Short, and 58 photographs by William Short. Each oral history is complemented by a portrait in which the Vietnam veteran holds an object of some significance such as a newspaper clipping, a legal document, a book, or photograph. The large black and white photographs allow readers to see the veteran while reading the brief but moving oral histories to learn why they turned against the Vietnam War. The veterans' stories and portraits were collected over a five-year period and have been exhibited throughout the United States, Vietnam, Japan and Australia.[1] A number of them were also included in the book Waging Peace in Vietnam: U.S. Soldiers and Veterans Who Opposed the War edited by Ron Carver, David Cortright, and Barbara Doherty. It was published in September 2019 by New Village Press.[2]
- ^ Willa Seidenberg William Short (1991-12-01). "A Matter of Conscience : GI Resistance During the Vietnam War Intro". amatterofconscience.com. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
- ^ Carver, Ron; Cortright, David; Doherty, Barbara, eds. (2019). Waging Peace in Vietnam: U.S. Soldiers and Veterans Who Opposed the War. Oakland, CA: New Village Press. p. 15. ISBN 9781613321072.