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Lisa YaszekLisa Yaszek, Regents Professor of Science Fiction Studies in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication, was quoted in " Why Are We so Obsessed With UFOs? Here’s How Aliens Invaded (and Conquered) Pop Culture," published June 24, 2021, in USA Today.
The article explored the reign of aliens and alien invasions in pop culture. Yaszek spoke about how UFOs and aliens have “long served as a funhouse mirror to ourselves as humans.”
Excerpt:
They represent both the familiar and the unfamiliar. When we speculate about UFOs, we’re also speculating about our hopes and fears, about our best and our worst selves and our society and even our species.
