“[I]nformative...[and] interesting. . . . Greater than the sum of its parts, E.T. Culture is a liminal exploration of UFOs and related phenomena as expressions of western culture’s project to exterminate boundaries between self and other, real and fantastic, everyday and uncanny, earthly and unearthly, human and posthuman.” — Doland Palumbo, Journal of American Culture
“[T]his work breaks new ground for anthropology by shedding light on an important aspect of our popular culture—one that is often overlooked in the literature of our discipline, despite its relevance to central themes like race, language, culture, power, politics, and religion.” — Sean P. O’Neill, American Anthropologist
“The scholars who wrote for the book focus on how discussion and images of aliens reflect anxiety about issues such as technology and race…. By avoiding the truth of claims of UFO believers, the scholars examine the effects of those beliefs on people.” — Gary Shapiro, The New York Sun
"[T]here is much food for ufological thought in this volume. . . . [W]orthwhile for those seeking a fresh perspective on the human side of ufology." — Andrew Honigman, Fate
“E.T. Culture is a very strong theoretical intervention and a fascinating read. It is remarkable for its expansive, multiple-explanations approach. Each article makes a different, and each a compelling, argument for what UFOness is all about.” — Kathleen Stewart, author of A Space on the Side of the Road: Cultural Poetics in an “Other” America
“Who would have guessed in this dark and fearful time that a collection of essays on aliens would offer so much hope? Debbora Battaglia and her contributors open up new spaces for thinking. They provide us with room to breathe. Approaching otherness and the uncanny not with anxiety but with optimism, her anthropology of visits invites us to make ourselves open to ambiguity, an invitation which, in an unfortunate age of absolutes, we would all do well to accept.” — Jodi Dean, author of Aliens in America: Conspiracy Cultures from Outerspace to Cyberspace