English and Anthropology Majors | McMurtry College

Max Scholl is a current sophomore from McMurtry college majoring in English (with a concentration in Culture/Social Change) and Anthropology. His research interests span a wide range of subjects, from post-structuralist theory to the internet and meme culture. He is also interested in broadly-'mystic' thought (especially in writers such as Georges Bataille and William Burroughs) and intersections of space, experience, design, and politics. This past summer, he pursued research in ideas of bodily experience, temporality, and 'rupture' (as a break from normalcy) under the Humanities Research Center’s Carlson Fellowship. In his free time, Max enjoys taking photos, watching movies, and listening to music (he's a big classical aficionado, but also loves indie rock/folk). He is also a proud writer for the Backpage, the Rice Thresher's satire section.

Research interests: critical and social theory, media and cinema studies, the internet and virtuality, experience, posthumanism, spatial aesthetics, mysticism and esotericism