I raised the question that this program asks when teaching a college lit class a few years ago, and now I find out that I'm not the only one who saw the connection! This would be an example of "the return of the repressed," right? Knowledge that we can't confront is pushed out of consciousness but then returns in the form of science fiction, dreams, fears. Great show.

Hi Paul,

Thanks for your comment. Here are links to the people in the story.

Eric

LeAnne Howe:
http://www.nativewiki.org/LeAnne_Howe

Owl Goingback:
http://www.owlgoingback.com/

Despina Kakoudaki:
http://www.american.edu/cas/lit/about_faculty.cfm

Two Words: "Mars Attacks".

New perspective appreciated.

You should have notes section so we
can check names of people that you
profile and supply relevant links. Thanks.

Thank you for this segment. I appreciate the views of the speakers very much. This is so important for our shared American history. Dr. Howe is right, we (white Americans) are deep in our cultural amnesia and now playing it out in alien movies. I hadn't made this connection yet, and I'm glad I'll be able to pass it along.