4:00–5:30 p.m.
What does it mean to give consent when social, economic, and institutional pressures make refusal difficult? This talk examines sexual violence in contemporary Japan to challenge liberal ideals of autonomy, choice, and legal equality. Drawing on Involuntary Consent: The Illusion of Choice in Japan’s Adult Video Industry (Stanford, 2023) and new NHK survey data, Takeyama shows how “involuntary consent” emerges through structural inequalities, workplace hierarchies, and gendered expectations like emotional labor. Linking commercial sex work to everyday experiences, she calls for rethinking how law, culture, and power define sexual harm—and for imagining consent that accounts for relational and structural constraints.
Presented by: Akiko Takeyama, PhD, Professor of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Director of the Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas.
Hosted by: Haruka Nagao, PhD, Assistant Professor, Deparmtent of Global Studies, University of Oregon.
Event sponsors: Global Studies Institute, Center for Asian and Pacific Studies.
10:00–11:00 a.m.
Please join us Tuesday mornings for a free cup of coffee, pastries, and conversation with your history department community! We’re excited to continue this tradition for our history undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and staff. We hope to see you there!
noon
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY & BIOCHEMISTRY Promotion to Full Professor Seminar
Mike Harms
“A Biophysical Perspective on The Evolution of Multi-Conformation Proteins”
4:00–5:00 p.m.
ELO Scholarship Info Session: Fund Your Experience!
Are you planning an internship, research project, study abroad program, or leadership experience, and wondering how to pay for it? The CAS Experiential Learning Opportunity (ELO) Scholarship can help!
Join us for an info session to learn:
- What counts as an ELO
- Who’s eligible to apply
- How to write a strong application
- When to apply and what to expect
You’ll also get your questions answered by CAS CareerLab staff.
Hosted by: CAS CareerLab Open to: All CAS undergraduates
Light snacks provided; contact careerlab@uoregon.edu with questions.
10:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
Join the Lundquist College of Business and the Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages for an exciting full-day event designed to explore collaboration and connection between students.
Recent analysis reveals a rising trend of UO students pursuing interdisciplinary paths that blend business skills with language proficiency and global cultural competence. This event offers opportunities for learning, networking, and career exploration across these dynamic fields.
- Engage with representatives from Global Education Oregon, who will share opportunities for international study and cultural exchange.
- Connect with UO GlobalWorks International Internships and explore internships and work abroad programs that combine business and global studies skills.
- Visit the UO Career Center and College of Arts and Sciences Advising for tailored advice on leveraging your unique interdisciplinary background in today's competitive job market.
- Explore resources and meet faculty and staff from the Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages at their dedicated tabling area.
- Explore resources and meet faculty and staff from the Lundquist College of Business.
- Attend some of the many presentations that will be offered throughout the day (more info to come soon).
- Enjoy light refreshment and enter to try to win raffle prizes.
Whether you're a business administration student interested in global markets, or a Schnitzer School student eager to apply your skills in international business contexts, this event is your gateway to cross-pollination of ideas, opportunities, and career pathways.
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
The Department of Cinema Studies Presents: Cinema Gear Demos with B&H and Sony
Cinema Studies invites students to stop by to test filmmaking equipment with reps from B&H and Sony. Get FREE Discounts!
Wednesday, October 29, from 11 am to 3 pm (B&H) Thursday, October 30, from noon to 4 pm (B&H and Sony)
Free and open to all majors.
4:30 p.m.
The Creative Writing Program invites you to a fiction reading with Brian Trapp.
Trapp directs both disability studies and the Kidd Program at the UO, where he also teaches fiction and nonfiction. His debut novel, Range of Motion, is out now from Acre Books. His work as been published in the Kenyon Review, Southern Review, Longreads, Brevity, and elsewhere. He has received a Steinbeck Fellowship, an Oregon Arts Fellowship, and a Taft Fellowship from the University of Cincinnati, where he completed his PhD. He grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, with his twin brother, Danny. For more information, visit Brian Trapp's website.
Free and open to the public.
For more information about the Creative Writing Reading Series, please visit https://humanities.uoregon.edu/creative-writing/reading-series
noon
The Department of Cinema Studies Presents: Cinema Gear Demos with B&H and Sony
Cinema Studies invites students to stop to test filmmaking equipment with reps from B&H and Sony. Get FREE Discounts!
Wednesday, October 29, from 11 am to 3 pm (B&H) Thursday, October 30, from noon to 4 pm (B&H and Sony)
Free and open to all majors.
7:00 p.m.
Please join us for our first Live Lit West event of the fall season! Live Lit West is the University of Oregon MFA program’s annual graduate student reading. We hope to see you there!
The event is free and open to public.
noon
Presented By Michael Aguilera and Brandon Folse (Sociology)
Join us for a compelling research talk with Michael Aguilera and Brandon Folse as they uncover the surprising realities behind US deportation policy. Using data from the Mexican Migration Project, their study reveals how deportation—often seen as a deterrent—can actually deepen migrants’ ties to the United States. Deported individuals frequently remigrate and ultimately spend more total time in the US than those who were never deported.
By framing deportation as a form of legal violence, Aguilera and Folse shed light on how migrants adapt, resist, and rebuild in the face of systemic barriers—offering new perspectives on migration, belonging, and resilience.
Co-sponsored by the Center for Latino/a and Latin American Studies (CLLAS) and the Department of Sociology at the University of Oregon.