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Book SynopsisLooks at how the belief in abduction by extraterrestrials is constituted by and through popular discourse and the images provided by print, film, and television. This work contends that the abduction phenomenon is symptomatic of a period during which people have come to feel divested of the ability to know what is true about themselves.
Trade ReviewA fascinating addition to the literature. * CHOICE *
Brown argues convincingly that alien abduction stories speak to several key issues in our culture, from environmentalism to changing ideas about reproduction. Extending far beyond textual readings, she instead tells the stories of individual people, treating them with respect, but with a critical lens as well. Her analysis of the role of & experts in alien abduction-their power and the misuses of that power-is utterly compelling. -- Melani McAlister,George Washington University
Browns brilliant study is so much more than a book about alien abductionit is a flesh-and-blood inquiry into the nature of belief in a technologically advanced society. -- Andrew Ross,author of Fast Boat to China
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1 Elusive Shreds of Memory: The Trauma and Recovery of Alien Abduction2 The Invisible Epidemic: Abduction Traumatists 3 Good Subjects: Submitting to the Alien 4 My Body Is Not My Own: The Intimate Invasion of Alien Technology 5 An Ongoing and Systematic Breeding Experiment 6 They Have the Secrets: Conspiracy Theory as Alternative History 7 This Is Worse Than Friggin' Aliens: Conspiracy Theory and the War against Citizens 8 Look and See What You Have Done: Abductees and the Burden of Global Consciousness 9 You Have a Sensitivity: The Limits of Chosenness10 Reality Gets Exploded: Abductee Culture, Abductee Belief Conclusion: Alien Abduction and the New Face of Terror Notes Bibliography Index About the Author
