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'''Jason Colavito''' (born 1981) is an American author and independent scholar specializing in the study of ] particularly around ancient history and extraterrestrials. Colavito has written a number of books, including ''The Cult of Alien Gods'' (2005), ''The Mound Builder Myth'' (2020), and ''Legends of the Pyramids'' (2021). | |||
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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Colavito attended ], in ], and graduated summa cum laude from ] in ], where he received a bachelor of arts degree in anthropology and journalism in 2003.<ref name=bio /><ref name="PS-030807">{{cite news | title=Achievers | date=August 7, 2003 | agency=Post-Standard | location=Syracuse, NY}}</ref> | Colavito attended ], in ], and graduated summa cum laude from ] in ], where he received a bachelor of arts degree in anthropology and journalism in 2003.<ref name=bio /><ref name="PS-030807">{{cite news | title=Achievers | date=August 7, 2003 | agency=Post-Standard | location=Syracuse, NY}}</ref> | ||
Colavito's work has largely focused on debunking "] |
Colavito's work has largely focused on debunking "]".<ref name=Cuddy /> His work has been cited in by John Kelly in a '']'' opinion column<ref>{{Cite news|title=Perspective {{!}} I once made fun of UFOs. Now the U.S. government is giving me second thoughts.|language=en-US|newspaper=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/washington-government-ufo/2021/06/06/2658f87e-c575-11eb-93f5-ee9558eecf4b_story.html|access-date=2021-12-14|issn=0190-8286}}</ref>'','' by | ||
Stephen Winick and Firas Al-Atraqchi in '']'' opinion pieces,<ref name=HP2>{{cite web|last1=Winick|first1=Stephen D|title=Killer Legends Available on DVD and iTunes|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stephen-d-winick/more-about-killer-legends_b_5559392.html|website=The Huffington Post|accessdate=June 9, 2015|date=July 8, 2014}}</ref><ref name=HP1>{{cite web|last1=Al-Atraqchi|first1=Firas|title=Let's Not Omit History Because It Is Convenient|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/firas-alatraqchi/lets-not-omit-history-bec_b_2212945.html|website=The Huffington Post|accessdate=June 9, 2015|date=December 5, 2012}}</ref> and other publications, as well as on the ].<ref name=bio /><ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305033904/http://ancientaliensdebunked.com/aad-podcast-jason-colavito-interview/ |date=2016-03-05 }}. Retrieved 2015-05-20.</ref> | |||
In 2005, Colavito authored ''The Cult of Alien Gods: H. P. Lovecraft and Extraterrestrial Pop Culture'', published by ]. In the book, Colavito explores the influences of ]'s ] on the popular works of ] (author of '']'') and ], as well as its overall influence on "extraterrestrial pop culture".<ref name=Joshi>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jh97v3zeKc0C&dq=%22Jason+Colavito%22&pg=PA126 | title=Icons of Horror and the Supernatural: An Encyclopedia of Our Worst Nightmares | publisher=Greenwood | author=Joshi, S. T. | year=2006 | pages=126 | isbn=978-0313337802}}</ref> |
In 2005, Colavito authored ''The Cult of Alien Gods: H. P. Lovecraft and Extraterrestrial Pop Culture'', published by ]. In the book, Colavito explores the influences of ]'s ] on the popular works of ] (author of '']'') and ], as well as its overall influence on "extraterrestrial pop culture".<ref name=Joshi>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jh97v3zeKc0C&dq=%22Jason+Colavito%22&pg=PA126 | title=Icons of Horror and the Supernatural: An Encyclopedia of Our Worst Nightmares | publisher=Greenwood | author=Joshi, S. T. | year=2006 | pages=126 | isbn=978-0313337802}}</ref> | ||
In 2008 Colavito's ''The Science of Horror, the Horror of Science'' was published. The book examined the history and science of the ] with a particular focus on providing a broad overview and introduction to the subject. A reviewer in the ] concluded "Academia aside, this is among the finest introductions to the horror genre I have read." and commends his ] approach to analyzing the genre.<ref name= "Harlan Review" /> | |||
⚫ | In 2021, Colavito published articles |
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In 2018 the ] referred to Colavito as an independent scholar with an expertise in the convergence of fringe theories with contemporary politics.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Zaitchik |first1=Alexander |title=Close encounters of the racist kind |url=https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018/01/02/close-encounters-racist-kind |website=splcenter.org |publisher=SPLC |access-date=18 December 2022}}</ref> | |||
⚫ | In 2021, Colavito published articles regarding ] in Slate and The New Republic.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Colavito|first=Jason|date=2021-05-21|title=How Washington Got Hooked on Flying Saucers|magazine=The New Republic|url=https://newrepublic.com/article/162457/government-embrace-ufos-bad-science|access-date=2021-12-14|issn=0028-6583}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Colavito|first=Jason|date=2021-12-14|title=Congress Is About to Send the Pentagon on a Wild Flying-Saucer Chase|magazine=The New Republic|url=https://newrepublic.com/article/164699/pentagon-ufos-gillibrand-ndaa-spending|access-date=2021-12-14|issn=0028-6583}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Colavito|first=Jason|date=2021-02-12|title=What UFOs and Joe McCarthy Have to Do With the Assault on the Capitol|url=https://slate.com/technology/2021/02/ufos-mccarthy-qanon-aliens-conspiracy-theories.html|access-date=2021-12-14|website=Slate Magazine|language=en}}</ref> He was also interviewed for an article in Slate about the links between ancient aliens conspiracies and contemporary right-wing conspiracies like ].<ref>{{Cite news|last=DeVega|first=Chauncey|date=2021-06-21|title=Why Tucker Carlson loves UFOs: Jason Colavito on the hidden links between conspiracy theories|work=Salon|url=https://www.salon.com/2021/06/21/why-tucker-carlson-loves-ufos-jason-colavito-on-the-hidden-links-between-conspiracy-theories/|access-date=2021-12-14}}</ref> | ||
==Bibliography== | |||
⚫ | His work has appeared in publications such as '']'', '']'', '']''<ref>{{cite web |last1=Colavito |first1=Jason |title=It's Time We Let James Dean Be the Queer Icon He Is |url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/a37713234/james-dean-queer-icon/ |website=Esquire |access-date=9 August 2022 |language=en-us |date=30 September 2021}}</ref> and '']'' magazine.<ref name=Cuddy>{{cite news | title=New Book Sends The Saucers Spinning; Author Rebuts Claims Extraterrestrials Created Civilizations On Earth | date=November 21, 2005 | agency=The Post-Standard | author=Beth Beer, Cuddy | location=Syracuse, NY}}</ref><ref name=bio>{{cite web | url=http://www.jasoncolavito.com/biography.html | title=Jason Colavito Biography | publisher=Jason Colavito | accessdate=March 25, 2013 | author=Colavito, Jason}}</ref><ref name=CBW>{{cite news | url=http://www.midwestbookreview.com/calbw/apr_06.htm | title=Cult of Alien Gods | date=April 1, 2006 | agency=California Bookwatch | accessdate=March 25, 2013}}</ref><ref name=Callahan>{{cite journal | title=Dawn of the Aquarian age | author=Callahan, Tim | journal=Skeptic | date=June 22, 2005}}</ref><ref name=Cowie>{{cite web | url=http://www.concatenation.org/nfrev/cultofaliengods.html | title=The Cult of Alien Gods: H. P. Lovecraft and Extraterrestrial Pop Culture | publisher=Science Fact & Science Fiction Concatenation | work=Non-Fiction Reviews | accessdate=March 25, 2013 | author=Cowie, Jonathan}}</ref> | ||
; Books (as author) | |||
* ''The Cult of Alien Gods: H. P. Lovecraft and Extraterrestrial Pop Culture'' (2005). ] | |||
* ''Knowing Fear: Science, Knowledge, and the Development of the Horror Genre'' (2007). ]<ref name= "Harlan Review" >{{cite journal |last1=Wilson |first1=D. Harlan |title=The Science of Horror, the Horror of Science Review Essay: The Science of Horror, the Horror of Science Knowing Fear: Science, Knowledge and the Development of the Horror Genre by Jason Colavito Review by: D. Harlan Wilson |journal=Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts |date=2009 |volume=20 |issue=1 |pages=109–116}}</ref> | |||
* ''A Critical Companion to ] Seasons 3 and 4: Unauthorized'' (2012). ] | |||
* ''Faking History: Essays on Aliens, Atlantis, Monsters, and More'' (2013). ] | |||
* ''Unearthing the Truth: An Unauthorized Commentary on ] Season One'' (2013). CreateSpac | |||
* ''Cthulhu in World Mythology'' (2014). Atomic Overmind Press | |||
* ''Jason and the Argonauts Through the Ages'' (2014). McFarland & Company | |||
* ''The Mound Builder Myth: Fake History and the Hunt for a "Lost White Race"'', 2020 ]<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Timmerman |first1=Nicholas A. |title=The Mound Builder Myth: Fake History and the Hunt for a "Lost White Race" by Jason Colavito, and: Colonizing the Past: Mythmaking and Pre-Columbian Whites in Nineteenth-Century American Writing by Edward Watts (review) |journal=Journal of Southern History |date=February 2022 |volume=88 |issue=1 |pages=155–157 |doi=10.1353/soh.2022.0013|s2cid=246819009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Jennings |first1=Matthew |title=The Mound Builder Myth: Fake History and the Hunt for a "Lost White Race." By Jason Colavito |journal=Western Historical Quarterly |date=Winter 2021 |volume=52 |issue=4 |pages=459–460 |doi=10.1093/whq/whab093}}</ref> | |||
* ''The Legends of the Pyramids'', 2021 Red Lightning Books | |||
; Books (as editor) | |||
* ''A Hideous Bit of Morbidity: An Anthology of Horror Criticism from the Enlightenment to World War I'' (2009). McFarland & Company<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Ransom |first1=Amy J. |title=Review: Delightful Horrors |journal=Science Fiction Studies |date=March 2010 |volume=37 |issue=1 |pages=115–117 |jstor=40649592 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/40649592 |access-date=9 August 2022}}</ref> | |||
* ''Unseen Horror: 15 Tales of Invisibility and the Macabre'' (2011). JasonColavito.com Books | |||
* ''The Faust Book: And Other Early Stories of Dr. Faustus'' (2011). JasonColavito.com Books | |||
* ''Moon Men!: A Lunar Anthology of Proto-Science Fiction, A.D. 200{{endash}}1835'' (2012). JasonColavito.com Books | |||
* ''Theosophy on Ancient Astronauts'' (2012). JasonColavito.com Book | |||
* ''Pyramidiots: Outrageous Theories about the Great Pyramid'' (2012). JasonColavito.com Books | |||
* ''Foundations of Atlantis, Ancient Astronauts and Other Alternative Pasts: 148 Documents Cited by Writers of Fringe History'' (2015). McFarland & Company | |||
;Books (as translator) | |||
* ''The Orphic Argonautica'' (2011). JasonColavito.com Books | |||
* ''The Xipéhux'' (2012). JasonColavito.com Books | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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*{{cite journal|last=Janicker|first=Rebecca|title=Myth Maker|journal=]|date=November 2006|volume=33|issue=3|pages=553–554|jstor=4241482}} | |||
*{{cite journal|last=Kattelman|first=Beth A.|title=Knowing Fear: Science, Knowledge and the Development of the Horror Genre|journal=]|date=1 December 2008|volume=41|issue=6|pages=1087–1088|doi=10.1111/j.1540-5931.2008.00565_10.x}} | |||
*{{cite journal|last=Harlan|first=Wilson D.|title=The Science of Horror, the Horror of Science|journal=Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts|date=January 2009|volume=20|issue=1|pages=109–116|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+science+of+horror%2c+the+horror+of+science.-a0218950942}} | |||
*{{cite journal|last=Janicker|first=Rebecca|title=What We Don't Know Won't Hurt Us|journal=]|date=March 2009|volume=36|issue=1|pages=155–157|jstor=25475216}} | |||
*{{cite journal|last=Ransom|first=Amy J.|title=Delightful Horrors|journal=]|date=March 2010|volume=37|issue=1|pages=115–117|jstor=40649592}} | |||
*Sturgis, Amy H. (August/September 2020). ''Reason.'' | |||
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American authorJason Colavito | |
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Occupation | Author |
Education | Bachelor of Arts |
Alma mater | Ithaca College, Ithaca, New York |
Notable works | The Cult of Alien Gods: H.P. Lovecraft And Extraterrestrial Pop Culture |
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jasoncolavito |
Jason Colavito (born 1981) is an American author and independent scholar specializing in the study of fringe theories particularly around ancient history and extraterrestrials. Colavito has written a number of books, including The Cult of Alien Gods (2005), The Mound Builder Myth (2020), and Legends of the Pyramids (2021).
Biography
Colavito attended Auburn High School, in Auburn, New York, and graduated summa cum laude from Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York, where he received a bachelor of arts degree in anthropology and journalism in 2003.
Colavito's work has largely focused on debunking "alternative archaeology". His work has been cited in by John Kelly in a The Washington Post opinion column, by Stephen Winick and Firas Al-Atraqchi in The Huffington Post opinion pieces, and other publications, as well as on the History Channel.
In 2005, Colavito authored The Cult of Alien Gods: H. P. Lovecraft and Extraterrestrial Pop Culture, published by Prometheus Books. In the book, Colavito explores the influences of H. P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos on the popular works of Erich von Däniken (author of Chariots of the Gods?) and Graham Hancock, as well as its overall influence on "extraterrestrial pop culture".
In 2008 Colavito's The Science of Horror, the Horror of Science was published. The book examined the history and science of the horror genre with a particular focus on providing a broad overview and introduction to the subject. A reviewer in the Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts concluded "Academia aside, this is among the finest introductions to the horror genre I have read." and commends his epistemological approach to analyzing the genre.
In 2018 the SPLC referred to Colavito as an independent scholar with an expertise in the convergence of fringe theories with contemporary politics.
In 2021, Colavito published articles regarding UFOs in Slate and The New Republic. He was also interviewed for an article in Slate about the links between ancient aliens conspiracies and contemporary right-wing conspiracies like QAnon.
Bibliography
His work has appeared in publications such as The New Republic, Slate, Esquire Magazine and Skeptic magazine.
- Books (as author)
- The Cult of Alien Gods: H. P. Lovecraft and Extraterrestrial Pop Culture (2005). Prometheus Books
- Knowing Fear: Science, Knowledge, and the Development of the Horror Genre (2007). McFarland & Company
- A Critical Companion to Ancient Aliens Seasons 3 and 4: Unauthorized (2012). Lulu.com
- Faking History: Essays on Aliens, Atlantis, Monsters, and More (2013). CreateSpace
- Unearthing the Truth: An Unauthorized Commentary on America Unearthed Season One (2013). CreateSpac
- Cthulhu in World Mythology (2014). Atomic Overmind Press
- Jason and the Argonauts Through the Ages (2014). McFarland & Company
- The Mound Builder Myth: Fake History and the Hunt for a "Lost White Race", 2020 University of Oklahoma Press
- The Legends of the Pyramids, 2021 Red Lightning Books
- Books (as editor)
- A Hideous Bit of Morbidity: An Anthology of Horror Criticism from the Enlightenment to World War I (2009). McFarland & Company
- Unseen Horror: 15 Tales of Invisibility and the Macabre (2011). JasonColavito.com Books
- The Faust Book: And Other Early Stories of Dr. Faustus (2011). JasonColavito.com Books
- Moon Men!: A Lunar Anthology of Proto-Science Fiction, A.D. 200–1835 (2012). JasonColavito.com Books
- Theosophy on Ancient Astronauts (2012). JasonColavito.com Book
- Pyramidiots: Outrageous Theories about the Great Pyramid (2012). JasonColavito.com Books
- Foundations of Atlantis, Ancient Astronauts and Other Alternative Pasts: 148 Documents Cited by Writers of Fringe History (2015). McFarland & Company
- Books (as translator)
- The Orphic Argonautica (2011). JasonColavito.com Books
- The Xipéhux (2012). JasonColavito.com Books
References
- ^ Colavito, Jason. "Jason Colavito Biography". Jason Colavito. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
- "Achievers". Syracuse, NY. Post-Standard. August 7, 2003.
- ^ Beth Beer, Cuddy (November 21, 2005). "New Book Sends The Saucers Spinning; Author Rebuts Claims Extraterrestrials Created Civilizations On Earth". Syracuse, NY. The Post-Standard.
- "Perspective | I once made fun of UFOs. Now the U.S. government is giving me second thoughts". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
- Winick, Stephen D (July 8, 2014). "Killer Legends Available on DVD and iTunes". The Huffington Post. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
- Al-Atraqchi, Firas (December 5, 2012). "Let's Not Omit History Because It Is Convenient". The Huffington Post. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
- "AAD Podcast – Jason Colavito Interview" Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-05-20.
- Joshi, S. T. (2006). Icons of Horror and the Supernatural: An Encyclopedia of Our Worst Nightmares. Greenwood. p. 126. ISBN 978-0313337802.
- ^ Wilson, D. Harlan (2009). "The Science of Horror, the Horror of Science Review Essay: The Science of Horror, the Horror of Science Knowing Fear: Science, Knowledge and the Development of the Horror Genre by Jason Colavito Review by: D. Harlan Wilson". Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts. 20 (1): 109–116.
- Zaitchik, Alexander. "Close encounters of the racist kind". splcenter.org. SPLC. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- Colavito, Jason (2021-05-21). "How Washington Got Hooked on Flying Saucers". The New Republic. ISSN 0028-6583. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
- Colavito, Jason (2021-12-14). "Congress Is About to Send the Pentagon on a Wild Flying-Saucer Chase". The New Republic. ISSN 0028-6583. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
- Colavito, Jason (2021-02-12). "What UFOs and Joe McCarthy Have to Do With the Assault on the Capitol". Slate Magazine. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
- DeVega, Chauncey (2021-06-21). "Why Tucker Carlson loves UFOs: Jason Colavito on the hidden links between conspiracy theories". Salon. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
- Colavito, Jason (30 September 2021). "It's Time We Let James Dean Be the Queer Icon He Is". Esquire. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- "Cult of Alien Gods". California Bookwatch. April 1, 2006. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
- Callahan, Tim (June 22, 2005). "Dawn of the Aquarian age". Skeptic.
- Cowie, Jonathan. "The Cult of Alien Gods: H. P. Lovecraft and Extraterrestrial Pop Culture". Non-Fiction Reviews. Science Fact & Science Fiction Concatenation. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
- Timmerman, Nicholas A. (February 2022). "The Mound Builder Myth: Fake History and the Hunt for a "Lost White Race" by Jason Colavito, and: Colonizing the Past: Mythmaking and Pre-Columbian Whites in Nineteenth-Century American Writing by Edward Watts (review)". Journal of Southern History. 88 (1): 155–157. doi:10.1353/soh.2022.0013. S2CID 246819009.
- Jennings, Matthew (Winter 2021). "The Mound Builder Myth: Fake History and the Hunt for a "Lost White Race." By Jason Colavito". Western Historical Quarterly. 52 (4): 459–460. doi:10.1093/whq/whab093.
- Ransom, Amy J. (March 2010). "Review: Delightful Horrors". Science Fiction Studies. 37 (1): 115–117. JSTOR 40649592. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
Further reading
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