Twenty-fifth Annual Undergraduate Literature Colloquium
9:30 AM - 1 PM, Thursday, May 22, 2025
Join us in person: UCSC, Humanities 1 Building - Room 210
Join us online: Literature Undergraduate Colloquium Zoom Link
Papers selected for the Twenty-fifth Annual Undergraduate Literature Colloquium will be presented in person and online, May 22, 2025, consisting of three panels grouped thematically. Join us for the full colloquium or for a single panel.
All are welcome.
9:30 AM - Welcome reception with light refreshments
9:45 AM - Welcome and announcement of Literature Department Awards
Literature Department Undergraduate Program Director Camilo Gómez-Rivas
10:00 AM - Panel One: Trauma, Art, Technology
Moderated by Professor Sharon Kinoshita
11:00 AM - Panel Two: Breaking Out: Nature, Gender, and Constraint
Moderated by Professor Rodrigo Lazo
12:00 PM - Panel Three: Animality and Authority
Moderated by Professor Hannah Cole
1:00 PM - Closing Remarks
Literature Department Undergraduate Program Director Camilo Gómez-Rivas
Full-length versions of the 2025 papers are available by panel below
2025 PANELS
2025 Panel One
On trauma, oil painting, and living with grief
Zoe Bredesen
Ari Aarons
2025 Panel Two
Cerise Contreras
2025 Panel Three
Sophia Larsen
Miles Bernath