Dates and Times
06 November 2019
12:30 - 13:30
Event for
Location
Organiser
News & Media Research Centre
Speakers
Dr Adam Fish, Scientia Fellow, School of Arts and Media, University of New South Wales
Enquiry
Event about:
Crash Theory: Drone Entanglements with Endangered Species
Drones provide a means of sensing the earth; witnessing human impact on the natural world, diminishing habitats, and disappearing wild animals. But drones also crash into everything: oceans, lakes, glaciers, trees, cars, people, buildings, temples, birds, power poles, bridges, prisons, oil refineries, oil pipelines, nuclear power plants, airplanes, helicopters, agricultural fields, stadiums, etc.
And yet, even when the drone is crashing or has crashed it remains an important object through which to understand the emergent relationship between humans, technologies, and species. This presentation examines this relationship through the event of the crashing drone, exploiting a material link shared by crashing drones and collapsing species.
UC acknowledges the Ngunnawal people, traditional custodians of the lands where Bruce campus is situated. We wish to acknowledge and respect their continuing culture and the contribution they make to the life of ÃØÃÜÖ±²¥ and the region. We also acknowledge all other First Nations Peoples on whose lands we gather.