Ashton Mayle (above left) was the last of our group to speak. Her presentation, titled "Revenge: Fun for the Whole Family," compared Medea and Mean Girls (Regina George = Medea?). Leah Blackburn (above right) started us off with "The Mentality of Morality," which focused on Nick Dear's stage adaptation of Frankenstein. We saw the recorded-live production of it starring Benedict Cumberbatch last fall
Sidney Lewis spoke after Leah. Her presentation, "Missing Moral Compass: The Dangers of Unethical Studies," compared Macbeth, Henry: Portrait of a Killer, and Silence of the Lambs.
Kaitlyn Stevens discussed "The Wicked Witch in Macbeth" on the Quarter Deck--at the back of a bar!
Dylan West made some last minutes technical adjustments to his presentation titled "Avengers Assemble! The Moral Theory of Earth's Mightiest Heroes" (if you're wondering: Thor is a Utilitarian, Captain America is a model of Aristotelian virtue, and Iron Man defends Kant's view that we should not treat people as means to an end.
Taking a break between presentations.
Dillon Rea's title was "Justified Infanticide? Consequentialist and Categorical Moral Perspectives on Medea's Murders." He did not condone murder.
Madison Camp. Her title? "If You're Utilitarian and You Know It, Clap Your Hans." That's "Hans" as in the bad guy in "Frozen." We clapped.
Elsa Moseley. Her title was "Collegiate Education: Right or a Privilege?" (Her short answer: A Right.)
Not pictured above: Linzi Thompson, who, in addition to presenting her poster on Friday night, made a second oral presentation on Saturday titled "Occurrence of typical antibiotics in Huai River and Hongze Lake, Eastern China;" and Nathan Poole, who chaired an 8 a.m. panel discussion.
Bottom line? A job well-done!
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