Gender and drone warfare: a hauntological perspective

by Clark, Lindsay, (Lindsay C.)

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Title Statements

Full title :Gender and drone warfare : a hauntological perspective / Lindsay C. Clark.

Summary

"This book investigates how drone warfare is deeply gendered and how this can be explored through the methodological framework of 'Haunting'. Utilising original interview data from British Reaper drone crews, the book analyses the way killing by drones complicates traditional understandings of masculinity and femininity in warfare. As their role does not include physical risk, drone crews have been critiqued for failing to meet the masculine requirements necessary to be considered 'warriors' and have been derided for feminizing war. However, this book argues that drone warfare, and the experiences of the crews, exceeds the traditional masculine/feminine binary and suggests a new approach to explore this issue. The framework of Haunting presented here draws on the insights of Jacques Derrida, Avery Gordon and others to highlight four key themes -- complex personhood, in/(hyper)visibility, disturbed temporality and power -- as frames through which the intersection of gender and drone warfare can be examined. This book argues that Haunting provides a framework for both revealing and destabilizing gendered binaries of use for feminist security studies and International Relations scholars, as well as shedding light on British drone warfare. This book will be of interest to students of gender studies, sociology, war studies and critical security studies"--

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2019

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Routledge
Place of Publication:Abingdon, Oxon
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2019

The Physical Object

Description:198 pages ; : 25 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781138580275, 1138580279
oclc:on1085699318
LC Classification:UG1242.D7
Dewey Decimal:358.4/24

Introduction: (dis)embodied warfare is ghostly -- Theorising military technologies -- Haunting -- H(a)unting the warrior -- Grim reapers: narratives of masculinity and killing -- The spectral screwdriver: on watching and being watched -- Eroded souls: operational challenges to masculinity.

Subjects

Drone aircraft Drone aircraft / Great Britain Drone aircraft pilots Drone aircraft pilots / Great Britain Drones -- Grande-Bretagne Femmes et armée -- Grande-Bretagne Great Britain Guerre -- Aspect moral -- Grande-Bretag… Guerre (Philosophie) Masculinité -- Grande-Bretagne Masculinity Masculinity -- Great Britain War -- Moral and ethical aspects War (Philosophy) War / Moral and ethical aspects / Great… Women and the military Women and the military / Great Britain