The School of Theatre, Film & Television’s 2026 Undergraduate Research Symposium is a showcase of outstanding essays on Film & Television presented by TFTV students.
The symposium will be hosted in Grand Challenges Research Building Room 130 on May 1st from 10:30 am- 3:30 pm where we have scheduled eight amazing student presentations as well as a keynote by Dr. Kali Simmons (University of Connecticut).
Presentations by:
- Laura Corso
- Victoria Cortez
- Dagny McCrory
- Kaitlyn Liddicoat
- Lola Martinez
- Dara Sam
- Riley Sato
- Annie Morrill
There will be a $500 award for first place, $300 for second, and $150 for third!
Keynote Information:
Kali Simmons is an Assistant Professor in the departments of English and Social & Critical Inquiry at UConn, Storrs. Her current research project examines the representation of Indigenous Peoples in contemporary American horror cinema. Her work has been published in American Indian Quarterly, the Journal for Cinema and Media Studies, and on Vulture.com. She is an enrolled citizen of the Oglala Sioux Tribe.