Science-fiction Studies, Volume 25, Part 1SFS Publications., 1998 - Science fiction |
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parallel assertions by Fredric Jameson that genres have “ spread out and colonized reality itself ( Postmodernism 371 ) , UFOlogy and abduction narratives have to be seen as privileged loci of a partial process of science ...
parallel assertions by Fredric Jameson that genres have “ spread out and colonized reality itself ( Postmodernism 371 ) , UFOlogy and abduction narratives have to be seen as privileged loci of a partial process of science ...
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The weight of that account almost inevitably propels a reader to consider alien abduction as a displaced , symbolic account of sexual abuse . And wouldn't such a displacement have an evident logic ? That which is so intimate ...
The weight of that account almost inevitably propels a reader to consider alien abduction as a displaced , symbolic account of sexual abuse . And wouldn't such a displacement have an evident logic ? That which is so intimate ...
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Alien abduction , though , is the prime motor force . Chris Carter ( the creator of the series ) has nominated John Mack's Abduction as the inspiration of the series , although the scenes of Duane Barry's abduction , for instance ...
Alien abduction , though , is the prime motor force . Chris Carter ( the creator of the series ) has nominated John Mack's Abduction as the inspiration of the series , although the scenes of Duane Barry's abduction , for instance ...
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Fiona Kelleghan Interview with Tim Powers | 7 |
ARTICLES | 29 |
Approaches to Québec Separa | 53 |
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