What Can an MRAP Do?

Fadi Shayya

doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.10883.40480/1

What Can an MRAP Do?

Fadi Shayya

Architecture

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Abstract

My research traces the U.S. military’s interest in and definition of “the urban” in terms of survivability (of soldiers, force, and system of systems) from military action and natural phenomena. I follow MRAP (Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected) vehicles to extract translations, delegations, recruitments, conversions, and displacements (Akrich, 1992; Latour, 2005) of sociotechnical relations from “inscriptions” in design and engineering patents, technical handbooks, operations manuals, and failure accounts in the battlefield (Iraq and Afghanistan) to “de-scriptions” in demilitarization manuals, presidential executive orders, and failure accounts at home (the U.S.). I propose to re-assemble the extracted data into a cartography of the MRAP: longitude and latitude of affects, local movements, and differential speeds (Deleuze & Guattari, 1987, p. 261).

Original language	English
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.10883.40480/1
Publication status	Published - 26 Jun 2017
Event	[Conference] Doing Architectural Research: Socio-political Perspectives on Theories, Methodologies & Praxis - University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom Duration: 26 Jun 2017 → 26 Jun 2017 https://ucrworkshop.wixsite.com/ucrworkshop2017

Conference

Conference	[Conference] Doing Architectural Research: Socio-political Perspectives on Theories, Methodologies & Praxis
Abbreviated title	Doing Architectural Research
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Cambridge
Period	26/06/17 → 26/06/17
Internet address	https://ucrworkshop.wixsite.com/ucrworkshop2017

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10.13140/RG.2.2.10883.40480/1Licence: CC BY-SA

Humanities Strategic Investment Fund (HSIF): Internationalisation
Shayya, Fadi (Recipient), Jul 2019
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively

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[Conference] Doing Architectural Research: Socio-political Perspectives on Theories, Methodologies & Praxis
Shayya, F. (Participant)
26 Jun 2017
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