2025 Undergraduate Colloquium and Career Roundtable

The 2025 Undergraduate Colloquium and Career Roundtable will take place on Friday, April 4th, in 198 Hagerty Hall. This event is open to the public and welcomes contributions from undergraduate CS/RS/WL majors and minors, as well as students in courses taught through the Department of Comparative Studies. 

Tentative Schedule

1pm Welcome & Introductions

1:15-2:15pm Panel 1: Magic, Science, and Technology

Chair: Deanna Holroyd

• Matthew Hollis, “The Scroll as Disassociative Montage”
• Michael Taylor, “Moving Past the Academic Stalemate: The Need to Update Biblical Scholarship in Light of Archaeological Data”
• Mikayla Perry, “The Magical Deaf Native: Deafness and Indigeneity in Magical World Building”

2:15pm-2:30pm Break

2:30pm-3:15pm Panel 2: Current Comparative Studies Grads Discuss “What I Wish I Had Known Before Applying to Graduate School”

Chair: Isaac Weiner

• Patrick Dunn, Comp. Studies PhD Student
• Deanna Holroyd, Comp. Studies PhD Candidate
• Nicole Stevens, Comp. Studies PhD Candidate

3:15-3:30pm Break

3:30-4:30pm Panel 3: Ritual, Play, and Theology

Chair: Kate Kaura

• Chay Robert Rossing, “Queer as in Queer Theology”
• June Powell, “Serious Play: Funny Druids in Sanctified Spaces”
• Minami Boyd, “The Digital-vinity of Hatsune Miku: The Spirituality of Miku Hatsune”

For further questions regarding the Colloquium, please contact:

• Isaac Weiner(.141, Faculty Organizer)
• Mark Anthony Arceno(.1, Senior Academic Program Coordinator)