In The Eye of the Beholder: Imaging & Imagining UFOs
12 Nov 2024
The Horse Hospital, Colonnade
Presented by David Clarke & Andrew Robinson, Centre for Contemporary Legend
All events start at 19:00, for 19:15, please do not be late.
Everyone has an idea of what a UFO might look like but where do these ideas originate and how have they become so influential? Using their experience of discovering, analysing and publishing the only known photograph of the Calvine UFO sighting of 1990, Dr David Clarke and Andrew Robinson from the Centre for Contemporary Legend at Sheffield Hallam University, examine the visual folklore and legend surrounding UFO sightings. Their talk will explore the representation of UFOs in popular culture, academic study and online contexts and reflect on the public interest following publication of the Calvine photograph in the summer of 2022, which resulted in the online sharing of numerous conspiracy theories, false claims and bizarre interpretations that did as much to obfuscate as to as reveal a possible explanation for the image.
This insider’s view of contemporary UFO analysis and debate includes a practical demonstration of UFO fakery and a participatory activity.
This will not give you access to any online events. You will require a different ticket for that. These events are in-person only, and are not live streamed - sorry.
All events start at 19:00, for 19:15, please do not be late.
Everyone has an idea of what a UFO might look like but where do these ideas originate and how have they become so influential? Using their experience of discovering, analysing and publishing the only known photograph of the Calvine UFO sighting of 1990, Dr David Clarke and Andrew Robinson from the Centre for Contemporary Legend at Sheffield Hallam University, examine the visual folklore and legend surrounding UFO sightings. Their talk will explore the representation of UFOs in popular culture, academic study and online contexts and reflect on the public interest following publication of the Calvine photograph in the summer of 2022, which resulted in the online sharing of numerous conspiracy theories, false claims and bizarre interpretations that did as much to obfuscate as to as reveal a possible explanation for the image.
This insider’s view of contemporary UFO analysis and debate includes a practical demonstration of UFO fakery and a participatory activity.
This will not give you access to any online events. You will require a different ticket for that. These events are in-person only, and are not live streamed - sorry.
