Posted on Thursday, April 16, 2009
Zoe Anthony, a ¾¨Ó㴫ý senior religion major, received a travel/presentation grant from ¾¨Ó㴫ý's Drinko Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning to make a presentation at the Undergraduate Mid-South Philosophy conference April 16-19 in Memphis, Tenn.
Anthony is a daughter of Nora Anthony of Campbell, Ohio, and William Anthony of Tarpon Springs, Fla. She is a graduate of Campbell Memorial High School.
Her paper, "Get Your Fixation," focuses on the absurd in Albert Camus' "Myth of Sisyphus," a story of Sisyphus' attempts to roll a boulder uphill, only to have it roll back down.
In the abstract for her paper, Anthony explained: "I intend in this paper to inspect the way in which beliefs are the coffin nails of rational inquiry, and why being chased by a boulder is not that bad."
Anthony was recently accepted into the Department of Divinity at the University of Chicago to study for a master's in the history of religions.
The Drinko Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning was created to enrich undergraduate education at ¾¨Ó㴫ý through advancing world-class teaching as well as by participating in collaborations that address community and regional needs including strengthening K-12 education. The Undergraduate Research Initiative provides funding for students to conduct research and to present their research at regional and national conferences.
Contact Dr. Bryan Rennie, ¾¨Ó㴫ý's Vira I. Heinz professor of religion and Anthony's adviser, at (724) 946-7151 or e-mail brennie@westminster.edu for additional information.
