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SUMMARY:HI Resident Lecture: Greg Eghigian
DESCRIPTION:\n&ldquo\;Carried Away? Belief\, Truth\, and Trauma in the A
lien Abduction Phenomenon&rdquo\;\n\nA Faculty Scholar Resident talk by&
nbsp\;Greg Eghigian\, professor of history and bioethics.\n\nDuring the
last quarter of the twentieth century\, a growing number of people came
forward claiming to have been abducted by terrifying extraterrestrials.
The phenomenon sparked an often acrimonious debate about how best to wei
gh the fidelity of extraordinary claims\, the trustworthiness of witness
es\, and the legitimacy of personal beliefs.\n\nObservers on all sides t
urned to the fields of psychology\, psychiatry\, and psychotherapy to al
ternatingly support and undermine the claims being made. In a situation
where fantastic assertions were buttressed by heartfelt convictions\, ma
ny looked to the concept of trauma to resolve matters\, seeing in its pr
esence or absence a way to decide on the authenticity of aberrant experi
ences and memories. What might the case of alien abduction offer by way
of insights into the possibilities and limitations of using trauma and s
cience to arbitrate subjective truths?\n\nFor more details: https://even
ts.la.psu.edu/event/hi_resident_lecture_greg_eghigian/
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ed Away? Belief, Truth, and Trauma in the Alien Abduction Phenomenon&rdq
uo;
A Faculty Scholar Resident talk by Greg Eghigian, professor of history and bioethics.
During the last quarter of
the twentieth century, a growing number of people came forward claiming
to have been abducted by terrifying extraterrestrials. The phenomenon s
parked an often acrimonious debate about how best to weigh the fidelity
of extraordinary claims, the trustworthiness of witnesses, and the legit
imacy of personal beliefs.
Observers on all sides turned to the fi
elds of psychology, psychiatry, and psychotherapy to alternatingly suppo
rt and undermine the claims being made. In a situation where fantastic a
ssertions were buttressed by heartfelt convictions, many looked to the c
oncept of trauma to resolve matters, seeing in its presence or absence a
way to decide on the authenticity of aberrant experiences and memories.
What might the case of alien abduction offer by way of insights into th
e possibilities and limitations of using trauma and science to arbitrate
subjective truths?
For more details: https://events.la.psu.e
du/event/hi_resident_lecture_greg_eghigian/
URL:https://hi.psu.edu/initiatives-and-programs/resident-lecture-series/
LOCATION:124 Sparks Building
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