Showcasing research from the Culture & Creativity Research Institute at Sheffield Hallam University
Showcasing research from the Culture & Creativity Research Institute at Sheffield Hallam University
On Saturday 11th May 2024 SHU researchers Dr David Clarke (CMS) and Andrew Robinson (A&D) hosted an event at the Centre for Folklore, Myth and Magic in Todmorden to a sold-out audience of over 50 people where they introduced who their research into visual representations and public perceptions of UFOs and UAPs (Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena). The research, titled ‘In The […]
Read moreThe Mysterious Art of the UFO! This Saturday, 11th May, SHU academics David, Clarke and Andrew Robinson are presenting a paper entitled ‘In The Eye of The Beholder’ exploring the visual representation, in eyewitness drawings, photography, film and popular culture, of an unidentified, anomalous phenomena (otherwise known as UFOs) at The Folklore Centre in Todmorden, West Yorkshire. The talk […]
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SHU academics entertained a large public audience with their analysis of the folklore, legend, and popular culture surrounding the X-Files, as part of the recent Off-The-Shelf Festival. The talk, entitled ‘The Art of the X-Files,’ had to be postponed due to extreme rain and flooding on the original date (was this perhaps the work of the Men In Black?), nevertheless, […]
Read moreDavid Clarke featured on a recent HistoryExtra podcast to discuss the history of UFOs. In the podcast, David explored how recent interest in UFOs fits into the longer history of our fascination with visitors from above, and what society’s shifting view of aliens tells us about the cultural and political currents of the 20th and 21st centuries. For more information […]
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The ‘most spectacular UFO photo ever captured’ has been donated to Sheffield Hallam University, 32 years after it was taken, where it has been analysed by photography experts. Dr David Clarke has written an article about the image in the Mail Online and the news has been covered in the Mirror, Sheffield Star and others.
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As the US government prepare to release a landmark report into UFOs, Dr David Clarke has been quoted in an Evening Standard article examining the case for extraterrestrial life, commenting: “Just because something’s unidentified doesn’t mean it’s alien.” He believes the more interesting aspect to focus on is why flying saucers sightings took off post-WWII. He points to the Cold War for […]
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Expert in contemporary legend, Dr David Clarke, has been quoted in an article published by the Guardian about the upcoming release of a Pentagon report on the activities of the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program. He said: “People who are expecting that this report will confirm all their preconceived ideas about aliens visiting us in flying saucers and buzzing US Navy […]
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A new report released by the Pentagon on unidentified aerial phenomena will include a classified annex which is likely to withhold details of experimental military aircraft, says Hallam expert Professor David Clarke. In an interview with Daily Star, he said: “That would be information about military technology of the type we’ve been talking about, about the things that the Americans […]
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Dr David Clarke, co-founder of the Centre for Contemporary Legend, has written an article for BBC History Extra outlining a brief history and a list of the top ten notable sightings of UFOs in the UK from the bast century. He says that the birth of the modern UFO era can be traced to 1946-47 when media interest coalesced around the first […]
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Asked why restrictions on UFO-related information are being relaxed now, David Clarke, curator of The National Archives UFO project and media lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University, has suggested that it’s simply because of public pressure: “People have been bombarding the US Navy and Air Force with Freedom of Information requests asking for (the videos) to be declassified. That’s why they’ve […]
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