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Anna Jackman is a Lecturer in Human Geography at the School of Archaeology, Geography and Environmental Science (SAGES), University of Reading. She serves as Director of Postgraduate Research Students in Human Geography and is a member of the SAGES Diversity and Inclusion leadership collective and Research Ethics Committee. Her research is situated at the intersection of feminist political geography, digital and robotic technologies, and critical militarism.
Education:
- PhD in Human Geography, University of Exeter, 2017
- Fellowship, Advance HE
- General Visual Line of Sight Certificate (GVC), UK
- A2 Certificate of Competency (A2 CofC), UK
Anna Jackman’s research focuses on the political geographies of drones, particularly how drone technologies reshape airspace, urban life, and military practices. Her work critically engages with feminist geopolitics, volumetric space, and the gendered and embodied dimensions of drone use. She explores how drones are visualized, normalized, and naturalized in public, military, and commercial contexts, especially through media and tradeshows. Her research emphasizes the ethical, legal, and social implications of drone proliferation, including issues of surveillance, security, and harm.
Her recent publications examine drone sensing, feminist understandings of volume, and the concept of 'everyday droning' as a mode of homing military technologies into civilian life. She has led an ESRC New Investigator Award project titled 'Diversifying Drone Stories' (2021–2023), which investigates aerial insecurities and harms in UK airspace. Her interdisciplinary work connects geography with law, gender studies, and security analysis.
Scientific Awards and Recognition:
- Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) New Investigator Award
- Advance HE Fellowship
- Specialist Adviser to the UK House of Commons Science and Technology Committee (2019)
- Expert witness for the Defence Committee on domestic drone threats
Anna advises on postgraduate research in human geography and has contributed to collaborative projects such as the Royal Geographical Society and Antipode-funded 'States of Precarity' initiative. She has received research funding from the ESRC and is actively involved in public engagement, policy advising, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Her work is supported by her expertise in ethnographic methods, particularly event ethnography at defense tradeshows.
She is affiliated with research centers including the Human Geography Research Cluster and the Global Development Research Division at the University of Reading. She also contributes to academic discourse through her roles on the editorial boards of Digital War and Defense & Security Analysis.
