Phenomenology of UAP/UFOs II: Intersubjectivity with Kimberly S. Engels, PhD, Begins October 28
Eight Week Class Taught Online Via Zoom
Tuesdays, October 28 - December 16, 2025
6:00 - 8:30pm ET (NYC Time)
$175 Paid Patreon Members / $185 General Admission
PLEASE NOTE: Classes will be recorded and archived for students who cannot make that time
Join Professor Kimberly S. Engels for a course exploring the power of the phenomenological method for examining intersubjectivity in the study of UFOs or Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP). Whether you’re continuing from the instructor’s previous class or joining for the first time, you’ll find an accessible and thought-provoking approach.
Unlike the detached stance of the natural sciences, phenomenology—originating with Edmund Husserl and developed by influential thinkers—begins with lived experience. Central to this tradition is the encounter with another consciousness—an “Other”—which raises profound questions about how we know and interpret the world. We’ll consider what it means to treat intersubjectivity, rather than objectivity, as a guiding principle, especially when examining UAP witness accounts.
Over the course of eight weeks, we will delve into the ways in which encounters with UAP and non-human intelligences might be understood as intersubjective experiences, drawing on the insights of major phenomenological thinkers. We’ll also engage with contemporary UAP scholarship and firsthand accounts from figures like Jacques Vallee, John E. Mack, Diana Pasulka, Whitley Strieber, and others
Through lively discussion and critical analysis, you’ll gain new tools for thinking about the ambiguous and mysterious nature of UAP encounters—not as isolated events, but as shared, deeply human experiences
Kimberly S. Engels is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Molloy University and Research Director of the John Mack Institute. She studies and teaches in ethics, phenomenology, Indigenous American philosophy, and their relevance for UAP/UFO studies.
Images: The Weather Sun Painting - a picture of Stockholm, 1535; The celestial apparition in Nuremberg on 14 April 1561, Leaflet by Hans Glaser.
Eight Week Class Taught Online Via Zoom
Tuesdays, October 28 - December 16, 2025
6:00 - 8:30pm ET (NYC Time)
$175 Paid Patreon Members / $185 General Admission
PLEASE NOTE: Classes will be recorded and archived for students who cannot make that time
Join Professor Kimberly S. Engels for a course exploring the power of the phenomenological method for examining intersubjectivity in the study of UFOs or Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP). Whether you’re continuing from the instructor’s previous class or joining for the first time, you’ll find an accessible and thought-provoking approach.
Unlike the detached stance of the natural sciences, phenomenology—originating with Edmund Husserl and developed by influential thinkers—begins with lived experience. Central to this tradition is the encounter with another consciousness—an “Other”—which raises profound questions about how we know and interpret the world. We’ll consider what it means to treat intersubjectivity, rather than objectivity, as a guiding principle, especially when examining UAP witness accounts.
Over the course of eight weeks, we will delve into the ways in which encounters with UAP and non-human intelligences might be understood as intersubjective experiences, drawing on the insights of major phenomenological thinkers. We’ll also engage with contemporary UAP scholarship and firsthand accounts from figures like Jacques Vallee, John E. Mack, Diana Pasulka, Whitley Strieber, and others
Through lively discussion and critical analysis, you’ll gain new tools for thinking about the ambiguous and mysterious nature of UAP encounters—not as isolated events, but as shared, deeply human experiences
Kimberly S. Engels is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Molloy University and Research Director of the John Mack Institute. She studies and teaches in ethics, phenomenology, Indigenous American philosophy, and their relevance for UAP/UFO studies.
Images: The Weather Sun Painting - a picture of Stockholm, 1535; The celestial apparition in Nuremberg on 14 April 1561, Leaflet by Hans Glaser.
Eight Week Class Taught Online Via Zoom
Tuesdays, October 28 - December 16, 2025
6:00 - 8:30pm ET (NYC Time)
$175 Paid Patreon Members / $185 General Admission
PLEASE NOTE: Classes will be recorded and archived for students who cannot make that time
Join Professor Kimberly S. Engels for a course exploring the power of the phenomenological method for examining intersubjectivity in the study of UFOs or Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP). Whether you’re continuing from the instructor’s previous class or joining for the first time, you’ll find an accessible and thought-provoking approach.
Unlike the detached stance of the natural sciences, phenomenology—originating with Edmund Husserl and developed by influential thinkers—begins with lived experience. Central to this tradition is the encounter with another consciousness—an “Other”—which raises profound questions about how we know and interpret the world. We’ll consider what it means to treat intersubjectivity, rather than objectivity, as a guiding principle, especially when examining UAP witness accounts.
Over the course of eight weeks, we will delve into the ways in which encounters with UAP and non-human intelligences might be understood as intersubjective experiences, drawing on the insights of major phenomenological thinkers. We’ll also engage with contemporary UAP scholarship and firsthand accounts from figures like Jacques Vallee, John E. Mack, Diana Pasulka, Whitley Strieber, and others
Through lively discussion and critical analysis, you’ll gain new tools for thinking about the ambiguous and mysterious nature of UAP encounters—not as isolated events, but as shared, deeply human experiences
Kimberly S. Engels is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Molloy University and Research Director of the John Mack Institute. She studies and teaches in ethics, phenomenology, Indigenous American philosophy, and their relevance for UAP/UFO studies.
Images: The Weather Sun Painting - a picture of Stockholm, 1535; The celestial apparition in Nuremberg on 14 April 1561, Leaflet by Hans Glaser.