2025 Majors Colloquium brings together English majors, faculty, and staff to consider severance
Written by
Sarah Malone, Department of English
April 23, 2025
On Tuesday, April 22, 2025, presenting reflections on Severed, the topic chosen by this year's senior majors, English professors Eduardo Cadava, the Philip Mayhew Professor of English; Andrew Cole, the Woodrow Wilson Professor of Literature; and Professor of English Bradin Cormack drew on literature, philosophy, and critical theory, with compliments to the current TV series Severance and Ling Ma's 2018 novel Severance, noting series and novel as unrelated and both recommended.
April 22, 2025
Seniors Annie Cao and Isabelle Clayton introduce the 2025 Majors Colloquium. Photo by Sarah Malone
Eduardo Cadava, the Philip Mayhew Professor of English, speaks on severance as an aspect of photography. The audience received copies of the photos he references. Photo by Sarah Malone
From left, Simon Gikandi, the Class of 1943 University Professor of English and chair, Department of English; Undergraduate Administrator Lauren Romano; Assistant Professor Paul Nadal; Nigel Smith, the William and Annie S. Paton Foundation Professor of Ancient and Modern Literature; junior Zoha Khan. Photo by Sarah Malone
Andrew Cole, the Woodrow Wilson Professor of Literature. Photo by Sarah Malone
Senior Grace Kim. Photo by Sarah Malone
Professor of English Bradin Cormack. Photo by Sarah Malone
