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This presentation will use the abduction story of Betty and Barney Hill to illustrate the variety of ways Americans have understood the UFO phenomenon, and what UFOs can tell us about how our society imagines concepts like religion, science, and authority. Betty and Barney Hill were the first Americans to describe what has become known as "alien abduction." Late in the night of September 19, 1961, they saw a strange light in the sky following them down New Hampshire's Highway 3. Months later, under the influence of hypnosis, they recalled the light landing on the road in front of them, and being taken by small creatures onto the craft, where they were subjected to medical experimentation. Over the years that followed, the Hills drifted away from the mainstream of American life and toward the New Age movement. | This presentation will use the abduction story of Betty and Barney Hill to illustrate the variety of ways Americans have understood the UFO phenomenon, and what UFOs can tell us about how our society imagines concepts like religion, science, and authority. Betty and Barney Hill were the first Americans to describe what has become known as "alien abduction." Late in the night of September 19, 1961, they saw a strange light in the sky following them down New Hampshire's Highway 3. Months later, under the influence of hypnosis, they recalled the light landing on the road in front of them, and being taken by small creatures onto the craft, where they were subjected to medical experimentation. Over the years that followed, the Hills drifted away from the mainstream of American life and toward the New Age movement. | ||
Matthew Bowman is an associate professor of history and religion and the Hunter Chair of Mormon Studies at Claremont Graduate University and the author of several books, including Christian: The Politics of a Word in America and The Abduction of Betty and Barney Hill: Alien Encounters, Civil Rights, and the New Age in America | '''[[Matthew Bowman]]''' is an associate professor of history and religion and the Hunter Chair of Mormon Studies at Claremont Graduate University and the author of several books, including Christian: The Politics of a Word in America and The Abduction of Betty and Barney Hill: Alien Encounters, Civil Rights, and the New Age in America | ||
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Day 882 Fri 3/22/24 The Alien Abduction Story of Betty and Barney Hill
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This presentation will use the abduction story of Betty and Barney Hill to illustrate the variety of ways Americans have understood the UFO phenomenon, and what UFOs can tell us about how our society imagines concepts like religion, science, and authority. Betty and Barney Hill were the first Americans to describe what has become known as "alien abduction." Late in the night of September 19, 1961, they saw a strange light in the sky following them down New Hampshire's Highway 3. Months later, under the influence of hypnosis, they recalled the light landing on the road in front of them, and being taken by small creatures onto the craft, where they were subjected to medical experimentation. Over the years that followed, the Hills drifted away from the mainstream of American life and toward the New Age movement.
Matthew Bowman is an associate professor of history and religion and the Hunter Chair of Mormon Studies at Claremont Graduate University and the author of several books, including Christian: The Politics of a Word in America and The Abduction of Betty and Barney Hill: Alien Encounters, Civil Rights, and the New Age in America
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