{"id":1422,"date":"2022-05-17T09:00:14","date_gmt":"2022-05-17T13:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/religion\/?p=1422"},"modified":"2022-05-17T09:00:18","modified_gmt":"2022-05-17T13:00:18","slug":"senior-spotlight-a-series-on-our-graduating-students-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/religion\/2022\/05\/17\/senior-spotlight-a-series-on-our-graduating-students-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Senior Spotlight: a Series on our Graduating Students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I don’t think there’s another major as interdisciplinary, nor do I think any other major makes its students better people. The Religion major has allowed me to expand the information I cherish the most\u00a0and has made me a more aware, intentional, and passionate member of society.<\/p>– Alex Castellano<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Why did you major in Religion?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve never been a fan of school, and I only originally\u00a0came to college because my family wanted me to go. But after one meeting with Prof. Morgenstein Fuerst, I was hooked. I don’t think there’s another major as interdisciplinary, nor do I think any other major makes its students better people. The Religion major has allowed me to expand the information I cherish the most\u00a0and has made me a more aware, intentional, and passionate member of society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where do you imagine yourself in 10 years?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

That’s funny. Honestly, I don’t really think that far ahead, but I hope that in ten years I’m helping people and coming home to a farm far, far away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Imagine a first-year student has asked your advice about REL courses. What\u2019s the one she shouldn\u2019t dream about missing? Why?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve been dreading this question, because it’s too hard to choose! Probably Islam and Race or Islam and Modernity\u00a0with IRMF<\/a>, or African Gods\/Western Museums with Prof.\u00a0Brennan. These classes gave me a tangible method for thinking about imperialism and colonization\u00a0in everyday life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you could write any book, what would it be?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I would love to publish a photography book one day. About what?\u00a0I’m not sure, but I imagine a book of portraiture of some sort. I like to romanticize the idea of writing a novel, but I don’t think it’s likely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Any fond memories of 481 Main Street you want to share?<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Getting my REL house mug at the end of Religion 100 was super special (I even have a video with REL alum Becca Turley!), but I think even more special was spending my Wednesday nights in the seminar room, drinking tea and eating snacks with Prof. Brennan in African Gods\/Western Museums. That was one of many moments in which I knew the Religion department was family, and I’m so grateful to have spent my four years here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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