Drone Cultures

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ISBN: 9781350530454

From Surveillance and Warfare to Literature and Art

John Muthyala (University of Southern Maine, USA)

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English

Bloomsbury Academic
26 February 2026

Literary studies: from c 1900 -; Literary studies: post-colonial literature; Popular culture; Impact of science & technology on society

Series: Bloomsbury Studies in Digital Cultures

The drone is an object of contradiction: at once a weapon of war and a medium of wonder. Often linked to destruction and death, the drone also sparks creativity and enhances education.

Encouraging us to think critically about the drone, the book traces its emergence in twenty-first-century warfare and examines its entanglement with surveillance culture, biopolitics, and artificial intelligence, as well as its representations in literature and the arts. Drones are instruments of power and tools of possibility—the book challenges us to see them as both.

Drones are reshaping how we understand war and peace, distance and time, privacy and surveillance, power and accountability, democracy and governance. This book invites readers to use the drone as a lens on our evolving human condition.

By: John Muthyala (University of Southern Maine USA)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 232mm, Width: 154mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 320g
ISBN: 9781350530454
ISBN 10: 135053045X
Series: Bloomsbury Studies in Digital Cultures
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 26 February 2026
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

John Muthyala is a Professor in the Department of English at the University of Southern Maine, USA

Reviews for Drone Cultures: From Surveillance and Warfare to Literature and Art

Drones are everywhere in contemporary life and with these new perspectives there has been a dramatic change in visual culture from warfare to entertainment. Drone Cultures analyzes this fast-moving phenomenon from every conceivable angle. Muthyala’s timely critique examines these devices, their myriad uses, and their cultural imaginaries while cracking wide open the aporia between the drone’s entanglement with ‘dominance, destruction, and death’ and ‘creativity, research, and education.’ -- James E. Dobson, Associate Professor of English and Creative Writing, Dartmouth College, USA. Author of 'The Birth of Computer Vision'