Watch traditional Shigaraki pottery come to life during this live demonstration with Hiroaki Takahata, Director of the Shigaraki Ceramic Research Institute. Takahata will showcase the creation of textured clay forms made using hand-crushed stones from Shigaraki, Japan, highlighting the materials and techniques that define this historic ceramic tradition.

Free event. Pre-registration required. Limited seating available.

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EA 101 is for anyone interested in studying abroad but isn't sure where to start!

Topics covered include:

• Benefits of Education Abroad
• Things to Consider (courses, timing, budget)
• Program Types
• Cost Factors and Program Fees
• Scholarships and Funding
• Navigating the Website
• Searching for Programs
• Health, Safety and Security

At the end there will be a Q&A session where you can ask us any questions you may have.

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Join ceramic artist Hiroaki Takahata for a lecture exploring the history and rustic beauty of Shigaraki pottery, one of Japan's six ancient kiln traditions. The talk will cover the cultural traditions of Shigaraki ceramics, including craftsmanship, mindfulness, and tea culture.

Free event. No prior registration required.

Join us for Coffee Hour co-hosted by the Nepali Student Association on Friday, March 20th from 4:00pm to 6:00pm in the International Center, Spartan Rooms B&C (located toward the back of the Crossroads Food Court). Experience Nepali culture through traditional food, a cultural presentation, performances, and interactive games.

Experience early Indian cinema through a screening of the silent film Muraliwala (1927), brought to life with live musical accompaniment. This program explores film history, archives, and performance, offering a unique, immersive look at one of the few surviving works from India's silent film era.

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Feeling overwhelmed by endless notifications and screen time? Hit pause and join us for a digital detox lunch! Bring your own lunch! Monday, March 23rd from 11:30am to 1:00pm in the ISA HQ, International Center, Garden Level. 

How do nuclear weapons and nuclear disasters shape the stories we tell? This talk explores the shifting nuclear imagination in modern Japanese fiction through two provocative novels that move from Cold War anxiety to post-Fukushima visions of future conflict: Kobo Abe's Ark Sakura (1984) and So Kurokawa's From the Rocky Cliff (2017). Abe's darkly humorous tale unfolds over a single day inside a nuclear shelter, where eccentric characters prepare for global annihilation.

Kurokawa's novel imagines Japan in the year 2045, confronting environmental disasters, overflowing nuclear waste, international wars, and a military uprising at a nuclear power plant that risks another catastrophe. By reading these works together, the talk situates the nuclear imagination within broader debates on environmental crises and asks what Japanese literature can teach us about living with long-term nuclear risk on the 15th anniversary of the Fukushima disaster.

Rachel DiNitto is Professor of Japanese Literature at the University of Oregon. Her research explores the nuclear environmental humanities through contemporary cultural production including literature, film, and manga. Her publications include the books Fukushima Fiction: The Literary Landscape of Japan's Triple Disaster (2019) and the edited volume Eco-Disasters in Japanese Cinema (2024).

Late Soviet classic film quoted by many even today.

Diana Darke presents "How Islamic Architecture Shaped Europe"

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