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Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Women in Japanese Ladies’ Comics: Understanding Japan through Manga
4:30 p.m. IHSB 201/203
Facilitated by Dr. Kinko Ito, Professor of Sociology, University of Arkansas Little Rock

“Please join Dr. Kinko Ito, a sociology professor at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR), for a wide-ranging conversation about women and manga in modern Japan. Dr. Ito, a nationally recognized expert in Japanese popular culture, will share strategies for understanding women and gender in contemporary Japan by exploring “Ladies Comics.” This UCA Global Spotlight talk is also part of ARNCTA’s Women’s History Month Series on “Teaching Gender in Modern Japan.”” https://uca.edu/global-learning/globalgoals/

Artist Talk by Crystal Wagner, Artist in Residence
6:00 p.m. Windgate Center 167

Crystal Wagner holds an MFA from the University of Tennessee. In 2013 she was awarded the highly coveted Pollock-Krasner Grant. Wagner’s interest in combining 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional forms, alternative use of materials, and massive site-specific installations, have led to her artwork being exhibited globally. Commissions include installations for NIKE’s KOBE X Blackout Experience, Bombay Sapphire, TOYOTA, and Warner Brothers, “Get Animated Invasion,” at LA’s Grammy Museum. Her two works for Viacom, including a 117 ft piece at their headquarters in Times Square, was featured by the New York Times and VH1’s Top 20 Countdown. For more information, contact Professor Leslie Macklin, Department of Art and Design, lmacklin@uca.edu Schedule of Events: Public Event: Artist Talk by Crystal Wagner March 4, 2025 | 6-7 pm | Windgate Center 167 Workshop with Students: Tubemaking and Armature Building March 6, 2025 | 1:40-2:30 pm | Windgate Center, south entrance Public Event: Unveiling Ceremony March 20, 2025 | 4 pm | Windgate Center https://uca.edu/cahss/artists-in-residence/

Thursday, March 6

Tubemaking and Armature Building – Student Workshop
1:40 – 2:30 p.m. Windgate Center, South Entrance
Facilitated by Crystal Wagner, Artist in Residence

Monday, March 10, 2025

Building Me
6:00 p.m. RWSC 223/224
Hosted by Real Beauty

Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Percussion Clinic Workshop with Valerie Naranjo, Artist in Residence
 1:40 – 2:30 p.m. Windgate Center for Fine and Performaing Arts

Japanese Women, Then and Now: Between Empowerment and Marginalization
4:30 p.m.
Integrated Health Science Building (IHSB) 201/203
Facilitated by Dr. Akiko Takeyama, Director of the Center for East Asian Studies, Professor of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, University of Kansas

 

Colorful Bingo
6:00 p.m. RWSC 223/224
Hosted by Real Beauty

Redefining Consent: Sexual Violence, Justice, and Women’s Emotional Labor in Japan
Keynote Lecture from Dr. Akiko Takeyama
6:00 p.m. McAlister Hall 201

March 11 @ 6:00-7:30pm in McAlister Hall Rm 102 “Redefining Consent: Sexual Violence, Justice, and Women’s Emotional Labor in Japan” Dr. Akiko Takeyama (Professor of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and Director of the Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas) The #MeToo movement ignited global discussions on sexual violence, consent, and accountability, including in Japan, where survivors spoke out. Cases like Kaori’s accusations against Nobuyoshi Araki and Shiori Ito’s revelations about an uncharged rape case exposed systemic issues in Japan’s legal and cultural response to sexual violence. In 2023, Japan amended its Penal Code to redefine rape as nonconsensual sex and raise the age of consent. This talk examines how rape myths, cultural attitudes, and legal history normalize sexual violence. Using NHK’s survey of 38,000 people, it explores how women’s emotional labor complicates perceptions of consent and justice.

Valerie Naranjo in Concert – Public Event
7:30 p.m. Windgate Center for Fine and Performing Arts Concert Hall
Artists in Residence Series

Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Reassurance Retreat
6:00 p.m. RWSC 223/224
Hosted by Real Beauty

Thursday, March 13, 2025

Lavender Library Re-Opening
1:30 p.m. Old Main 203

Cupcakes for Kindess
1:40 – 2:30 p.m. RWSC Lobby
Hosted by Real Beauty

Friday, March 14, 2025

“For Constance and Ada: Snail Methods of Queer Feminist Archival Praxis”
1:30 p.m. Old Main 203
Facilitated by Phoenix Smithey, Head of Special Collections, University Archivist, UCA
Dr. K. Adele Okoli, Associate Professor of French, UCA

Real Beauty Rodeo
6:00 p.m. RWSC 223/224
Hosted by Real Beauty

Saturday, March 15, 2025

Miss Essence Pageant
7:00 p.m. Reynolds Performance Hall
Hosted by Students for the Propogation of Black Culture

Miss Essence Pageant. March 15, 2025, 7:00 p.m. Reynolds Performance Hall, University of Central Arkansas, Free Admission. Sponsored by Students for the Propogation of Black Culture

Tuesday, March 18

Women Authors in the Golden Age of Japanese Literature
4:30 p.m. IHSB 201/203
Facilitated by Dr. Zach Smith, Associate Professor of History, Director of the Asian Studies Program, UCA

Thursday, March 20

Unveiling Ceremony – Public Event
4:00 p.m. Windgate Center
Facilitated by Crystal Wagner, Artist in Residence

Lecture
7:00 p.m. Location TBD
Speaker: Stacy J. Lettman, Assistant Professor of English, Florida Atlantic University

Monday, March 31

Bookbinding Workshop – Student Event
3:00 – 4:30 p.m. Windgate Center 105
Facilitated by Keri Miki-Lani Schroeder, Artist in Residence

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Last updated 3/4/25