Literature Profile Academic Conference
As part of the Arts, Literature, and Communication Festival, Literature Profile graduating students in Liana Bellon鈥檚 Integrating Activity course present their end-of-term projects.
Monday, April 27, 2026, from 4 PM to 5:45 PM in 5B.13
Welcome statement: Jade Bernier
Panel One: Restraints and Freedoms
This first panel, moderated by Samantha Casciati, is concerned with poems, plays, and novels that centre on transformative experiences.
Sandrine C么t茅
Escapism in Coleridge鈥檚 鈥淩ime of the Ancient Mariner鈥� and Lewis鈥� The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Dalia Chioda
Duality in Shelley鈥檚 Frankenstein and Wilde鈥檚 The Importance of Being Earnest
Pascale McEwen
The Importance of Setting in Coming-of-Age Novels: A Comparative Analysis of Betty Smith鈥檚 A Tree Grows in Brooklyn and Armistead Maupin鈥檚 Tales of the City
Panel Two: The Individual and Society
This panel, moderated by Lola Leitao, is interested in how characters respond to external forces and ideas.
Angel Liwanag Morrison
Gothic Imagery and Social Class in Dickens鈥� A Christmas Carol and Great Expectations
Antoine Schmidt
An Analysis of Faith in Nathanael West鈥檚 Miss Lonelyhearts
Steven Richard-Franks
Japanese Imperialism in Yukio Mishima鈥檚 鈥淧atriotism鈥�
Eva Chiaradia
Notions of Art in Wilde鈥檚 The Picture of Dorian Gray and Weir鈥檚 Dead Poets Society
Wednesday, April 29, 2026, from 4 PM to 5:45 PM in 5B.13
Welcome statement: Malcolm Downer-Leslie
Panel One: Framing the Future
This panel, moderated by Matthew Forget, explores dystopic and prophetic elements in literature.
Chiara Greco
鈥淪enseless Cruelty鈥�: A Comparative Analysis of Dostoyevsky鈥檚 The House of the Dead and Bazterrica鈥檚 Tender is the Flesh
Eve Larocque
Prophecies in Homer鈥檚 Odyssey and Eliot鈥檚 The Waste Land
Aryan Narayanswamy
Art and Capitalism: An Analysis of Wolff鈥檚 鈥淏ullet in the Brain鈥�
Panel Two: Female Characters
This panel, moderated by Amanda De Paola-Leclerc, focuses on female agency in classic and contemporary texts.
Maggie Steele
The Dangers of Idealizing the Beloved: An Analysis of Shakespeare鈥檚 Othello
Zoe Savchenko
Subverting Hysteria in Le Fanu鈥檚 Carmilla and Plath鈥檚 The Bell Jar
Bianca Koppe
Female Agency in Austen鈥檚 Pride and Prejudice and Maas鈥� A Court of Mist and Fury
