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Colloquia
The Society's academic colloquia are focused and interactive scholarly gatherings where researchers, academics, and other experts and professionals convene to present and discuss their latest research findings, share insights, and engage in intellectual discourse. Typically organized around a specific theme or field of study, our colloquia provide a platform for participants to exchange ideas, receive constructive feedback, and foster collaborative connections within the academic and professional communities focused on the serious study of UAP. These events may feature presentations, panel discussions, and Q&A sessions, contributing to the advancement of knowledge and the development of critical perspectives in various disciplines related to UAP Studies.
2025 Season
November Colloquium
Jeffery D. Long, Ph.D., of Elizabethtown College, joins the Society this November for a colloquium on Vimanas, Devas, and UAPs: How Hindus, Buddhists, and Jains Are Likely to Respond to Non-Human Intelligences.
Dr. Long is the Carl W. Zeigler Professor of Religion, Philosophy, and Asian Studies at Elizabethtown College. He earned his Ph.D. in the Philosophy of Religion with a focus on Indian traditions from the University of Chicago Divinity School. The author of Jainism: An Introduction, Hinduism in America: A Convergence of Worlds, and Discovering Indian Philosophy: An Introduction to Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist Thought, he has delivered talks at the United Nations, appeared in documentaries for PBS and the History Channel, and received honors including the Ranck Award for Research Excellence and the Ahimsa Award for promoting nonviolence through scholarship.
This lecture explores how India’s Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain traditions understand non-human intelligences and advanced technologies, both ancient and modern. Drawing from classical texts, mythic accounts of Vimanas and Devas, and contemporary reflections, Dr. Long considers how these traditions might interpret and respond to the confirmed existence of non-human life. The discussion highlights the intersections of cosmology, ethics, and spirituality that shape India’s engagement with the UAP phenomenon.
*Please note: this colloquium is open only to members of the Society.
2025 Season
October Colloquium
Professor Jörg Matthias Determann, of Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar, joins the Society this October for a colloquium on UFOs and UAP in the Muslim World.
Prof. Determann is Associate Editor of the Review of Middle East Studies and Book Review Editor of the Journal of Arabian Studies. He holds a doctorate from SOAS, University of London, and two master’s degrees from the University of Vienna. He is the author of Islam, Science Fiction and Extraterrestrial Life and co-editor of Islamic Theology and Extraterrestrial Life.
This lecture explores how alien spacecraft have long invaded the imagination of people in the Muslim world. From North Africa to Southeast Asia, unidentified flying objects (UFOs) and unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) appear in literature, film, and other media. The talk highlights terminology, sightings, and investigations in Muslim-majority countries, examines the interests of political and religious leaders in extraterrestrial life, and analyzes artistic representations of flying saucers, revealing the creativity and diversity of Muslim futurism.
*Please note: this colloquium is open only to members of the Society.
2025 Season
August Colloquium
Distinguished Society Advisory Board member Dr. James Madden, a professor of philosophy at Benedictine University, joins us for a colloquium this August focused on his 2023 book: Unidentified Flying Hyperobject: UFOs, Philosophy, and the End of the World.
Bringing to bear a number of key philosophical figures (like Plato and Heidegger) and their philosophical frameworks in an effort to help us think more critically and therefore more deeply about the UFO phenomenon, Dr. Madden's book launches his own systematic philosophical inquiry - the first in a planned series covering a range of foundational questions related to UAP.
Dr. Madden's book was reviewed in the most recent volume of articles in Limina. See our colleague's review and analysis at our Blog.
*Please note: this colloquium is open only to members of the Society.
2025 Season
January Colloquium
Matthew Bowman, professor of history and religion at Claremont Graduate University, joins the Society for its January Colloquium, which ushers in a new year of lectures and events at the Society.
Prof. Bowman tackles the famous Betty and Barney Hill abduction case, in which the witnesses involved claimed to have witnessed - and then interacted with - UAP and beings associated with it. His book, The Abduction of Betty and Barney Hill - Alien Encounters, Civil Rights, and the New Age in America, published by Yale University Press in 2023, and released in paperback form in early 2025, is a fascinating historical account of this oft-cited case, and should prove to be a standard reference for years to come.
2024 Season
February Colloquium
Distinguished investigative journalist and Pulitzer-Prize finalist Garrett Graff joins the Society for a colloquium focused on his newest book, UFO: The Inside Story of the US Government's Search for Alien Life Here - and Out There. (A review of Mr. Graff's book for the Washington Post can be found here.)
*Please note: this colloquium is open only to members of the Society.
2024 Season
April Colloquium
Prof. Michael Bohlander, Chair in Global Law and SETI policy at Durham University, discusses his recent book Contact with Extraterrestrial Intelligence and Human Law: The Applicability of Rules of War and Human Rights with Society Advisory Board members Dr. Steven Fuller (social and political philosopher at the University of Warwick in the U.K.) and Dr. Michael Uhall (a political theorist at Indiana University East).
Information about Prof. Bohlander's book, published in 2023, can be accessed here. A review of the book published in the Society's journal Limina, is available here.
*Please note: This colloquium is open only to members of the Society.
2024 Season
May Colloquium
In a recent essay published in The Debrief, philosopher Dr. Bernardo Kastrup (who is known for his outspoken defense of philosophical idealism which he calls "analytic idealism", and his criticisms of philosophical materialism) proposes to argue, rationally, for a seemingly surprising thesis regarding what some UAP could be: advanced nonhuman but terrestrial technology. Dr. Kastrup does this by arguing that the best and most credible evidence for UAP is plausibly explained by the so-called "Silurian Hypothesis", which references a hypothetical advanced, intelligent, nonhuman yet terrestrial species.
Join us for what should prove to be a lively discussion focused on Dr. Kastrup's essay!
*Please note: This colloquium is open only to members of the Society.
2024 Season
October Colloquium
Prof. Greg Eghigian (Penn State University), a distinguished member of the Society's Advisory Board, joins us for a colloquium devoted to his first book on the subject of the history of the UFO phenomenon, After The Flying Saucers Came. Prof. Eghigian's book was released by Oxford University Press in June 2024.