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A Two-Way Funhouse Mirror The Paranormal and the Paranoid in 1990s Science Fiction Media
Slides for my presentation at PCA/ACA 2014
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Transcript
A Two-Way Funhouse Mirror: The Paranormal and the Paranoid in
1990s Science Fiction Media Aaron Gulyas @firkon | ajgulyas.com Mott Community College Flint, Michigan
What and Why? Paranormal/Conspiracy SF Television How did
they intersect with pre-existing communities which believed in these things? How can these types of shows serve as a teaching tool for helping students understand American culture in the 1990s?
Two (well known?) Examples THE X-FILES DARK SKIES
But first, “Alternative 3” Episode of Science Report, broadcast
in the UK June 20, 1977 Meant to have been broadcast April 1, 1977… An influence that extended far beyond 1977.
The X-Files and the Internet
Dark Skies 1996-1997, NBC Draws deeply from contemporary
conspiracy and paranormal culture “History as we know it is a lie”
Dark Skies: The Protagonist Needs his (true) story told…
Dark Skies: online response
Thanks!
[email protected]
@firkon ajgulyas.com