Coloniality and Communications: Weaponizing the Air (Episode 8)
Abstract
This audio episode explores how airpower was conceptualized and operationalized as a weapon of colonial control in Mesopotamia and Palestine. Drawing on archival sources relating to Royal Air Force strategy, counterinsurgency practices, and colonial administration, the discussion examines how the air became a medium for surveillance, punishment, and territorial domination. The episode shows how aerial technologies were integrated into the communicative infrastructures of empire.© the creators
Fields of Study & Subjects
Colonial History and Postcolonial Studies
World Wars: History
Literature
and Impact
Military History and Strategy
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Loughborough University Research Repository (Loughborough University)
- Publication date
- 1 January 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Dataset