All Outputs (2)

On the visual aesthetics of lethal weapons (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Shayya, F. (2018, May). On the visual aesthetics of lethal weapons. Presented at Pictures of War: The Still Image in Conflict since 1945, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, England

We look at them with an odd sense of sympathy. Forensic traces of violence nudge our feelings, but their objectfullness (after Latour) keeps us distant from any empathetic connection. Essential as they may be to the social construction of war, they o... Read More about On the visual aesthetics of lethal weapons.

Inscribing the urban in technical objects (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Shayya, F. (2018, May). Inscribing the urban in technical objects. Presented at School of Environment, Education and Development PGR Conference, University of Manchester

How does military vehicular technology capture urban space? What kinds of associations hold armored vehicles, soldiers, and the urban together? And, how are the concerns of the military mediated through technology? This short talk attempts to answer... Read More about Inscribing the urban in technical objects.