Presents
WILLIMANTIC — Eastern Connecticut State University student Julie Szamocki ’19 of Thompson recently traveled to Philadelphia to present her research on the Pagan religion known as Wicca. The conference, titled “The Roots and Branches of Interpretive Sociology: Cultural, Pragmatist and Psychosocial Approaches,” took place from Aug. 10-11.
A Sociology and Criminology double major, Szamocki’s essay, “Wicca as Both Individual and Communal: How New Religious Movements are Personalized,” focuses on how individual topics such as stake in conformity, age, political affiliation, education level and familial satisfaction come into play with the religious practice.

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