Description:
In this book talk, Parsa explores targeting in contemporary warfare through their dependency on the production of technological modes of visibility. Drawing upon insights from theories of legal materiality and critical visual studies, Parsa argues that there is a co-productive relationship between technologies of visualisation, principle of distinction and the legitimation of wartime violence. Far from being passive objects of regulation, visual technologies, such as drones, above all operate to tinker with the boundaries of legitimate violence, resulting in a condition where laws of armed conflict are reshaped through technological operations.
Bio:
Amin Parsa is assistant professor in sociology of law at Halmstad University. His primary research interest is law and technology, in specific the use of visual technologies in the context of armed conflicts as well as border control practices.
Note: an open access version of the book can be obtained by clicking here.
The workshop has a hybrid format, either in person or on Zoom:
https://stockholmuniversity.zoom.us/j/69735990994
No registration needed.