Social collectives and cyborgs: towards a feminist perspective on drones

  • Marcela Suárez Freie Universität Berlin
Keywords: social movements, counter-culture, unmanned aerial vehicles (drones)

Abstract

This article analyses the role of drones in the emergence of new forms of political participation and power contestation by social collectives. It deploys a feminist perspective that presents drones as cyborgs (human-machines) to explore human and non-human agencies, make visible the power relations that are mobilized, and to comprehend the configuration of counter-realities. Eight cases are presented of social collectives that with the help of drones perform public interventions and contest the power of governments and transnational companies.

Author Biography

Marcela Suárez, Freie Universität Berlin
Marcela Suárez cuenta con un Doctorado en Ciencia Política por la Freie Universität Berlin. Actualmente lleva a cabo una investigación posdoctoral en el Lateinamerika-Institut de la misma universidad. Algunas de sus líneas de investigación son drones y movimientos sociales, asimetrías de conocimiento y ciencia ciudadana.
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Published
2016-04-21
How to Cite
Suárez, M. (2016). Social collectives and cyborgs: towards a feminist perspective on drones. Teknokultura. Revista de Cultura Digital Y Movimientos Sociales, 13(1), 271-288. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_TK.2016.v13.n1.51775