RFSS391A
The Rhetoric of Alien Abduction
Subject code
RFSS
Course Number
391A
Department(s)
Instructor(s)
S. Kelley-Romano
Course Long Title
The Rhetoric of Alien Abduction
Description
This seminar examines the discourse surrounding UFOs and alien abduction. Texts are drawn from various media and include both fictional and nonfictional accounts of interaction with aliens. The course uses abduction/UFO discourse as a way to interrogate articulations of power, reality, control, rights, and identity as they are expressed both by abduction experiencers and popular culture. Topics include conspiracy, narrative, apocalyptic rhetoric, and myth. This seminar is recommended for sophomores and juniors. Prerequisite(s): one course in rhetoric, film and screen studies.
Modes of Inquiry
Analysis and Critique [AC], Historical and Social Inquiry [HS]
Writing Credit
No writing credit
INDS Program Relationship
IDAM - AMST Program
GEC This Course Belongs To
-
Class Restriction
Exclude First Years