Tag: Business Administration

Visual Analysis of Kōshirō Onchi’s Family of the Field from Poem no. 2

Presenter: Alivia Stiles – Business Administration

Faculty Mentor(s): Cecilia Rosenow, Alexandria Nanneman

Session: (Virtual) Oral Panel—Read, Speak and Act

Kōshirō Onchi is the father of Sōsaku-hanga, a form of Japanese print popularized in the 20th century during the Shōwa Era of Japan. Sōsaku-hanga, often considered an evolution of the print form Shin-hanga, became a global fine art phenomenon and its development as a result of increased Westernization has been explored by many scholars. This essay contributes to this conversation by additionally lacing the Western influence, particularly among cultural driving events of the 20th century like World War II and the Great Depression, with Eastern tradition and response to these circumstances. This combination provides us with a crucial insight: how these global players affected Kōshirō Onchi’s personal life and identity, thus affecting the art form of Sōsaku-hanga. This delineation is done through the examination of Onchi’s print Family of the Field from Poem no. 2, using a visual analysis to further understand historical and contextual elements presented by previous research in the field. What is indicated by this comprehensive analysis is that there is a certain balance to the contextual and historical influence on Sōsaku-hanga which occurs not only in a culmination of Eastern and Western culture, as well as global events, but also the personal impact of these elements on a single artist, which manifest clearly in the work if one knows where to look. This insight provokes us to think more broadly about what might have influenced visual aspects of a certain artistic piece.

Sportswashing: The Expensive Image Laundering Conspiracy Sullying Sport and Foreign Relations

Presenter: Christian Sardar – Business Administration

Faculty Mentor(s): Corbett Upton

Session: (In-Person) Oral Panel—The More You Know (in depth looks and prevention)

Sportswashing refers to a sovereign entity such as a nation buying a sports team in another country and using it to improve their image. In my research paper I posit that sportswashing, specifically that done by the countries of the Persian Gulf, is not only damaging from a foreign policy perspective but also from a sporting perspective. Most of the teams being bought as soccer teams from Western European nations and their governments seem ambivalent towards the situation. By looking at the exact level of investment by countries such as Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE I found a whole lot of money being poured into teams which yielded little to no money for the nations that bought them. It also took next to no research in order to discover the vast number of heinous human rights violations being committed in these wealthy countries, yet they are able through sportswashing to redirect public opinion off of themselves. Simultaneously, their name remains untouched or in many cases elevated. Manchester City is right now one of the best soccer teams ever seen and its name is nearly synonymous with the emirate of Abu Dhabi. Similarly the upcoming World Cup is taking place in Qatar in stadiums mostly built by migrant workers living in conditions akin to slavery. This issue is immensely pressing for our current sporting climate and world as this topic really speaks to how nations are trying to spread their soft power across the globe. This research assesses the damage done so far.

Public Speaking Literacy as a Counterstory

Presenter: Tristan Phillips – Business Administration

Co-Presenter(s): Claire Putnam

Faculty Mentor(s): Emily Simnitt

Session: (In-Person) Oral Panel—Communication: How and Why

When asked about what skills are most important for communication, often reading and writing come to mind. It’s not often in our education that we find public speaking to be a skill that is emphasized as important. As a result, people don’t often put time and energy into becoming better public speakers and are afraid of it when they are required to give presentations. In this study, we examine how students feel about public speaking. How do students who have received practice or training feel compared to those who don’t have that training? The purpose of this study is to see how we can best tailor our public speaking workshops to the students. We want to get an idea of the perception people have of public speaking. More importantly, what qualities do people see as “good public speaking skills” and what does this tell us about public speaking literacy? We hope this data can be used by the university to allocate more resources toward public speaking education.

Spatial Location and Memory Integration

Presenter: Dahlia Mohd Razif – Business Administration, Human Physiology, Neuroscience, Psychology

Faculty Mentor(s): Lea Frank, Dasa Zeithamova

Session: (In-Person) Poster Presentation

Memory is flexible and can be influenced by other items or events that we have encountered. Memory integration refers to the concept that related memories are stored in the brain as overlapping representations which form a memory link that allow us to make new inferences or extract related information. Studies have shown that memory integration is enhanced by time proximity when items or events occur within a close time frame but not much is known regarding how spatial positioning affects memory integration. 160 participants will be split into a spatial overlapping condition and a no spatial overlapping condition. This experiment consists of a study trial, an associative inference test and an associative memory test. During the study trial, participants will be presented with object images positioned relative to base object images. For the associative inference test and memory test, object images will be presented as cues to evaluate the extent that participants can integrate the associations that share the common element of the base object as well as remember presented pairs during the study trial. As the date of submission of this abstract is prior to data collection, conclusions have not been realized. We hypothesize that spatial overlapping of items will result in diminished memory integration due to interference. This research can help deepen our understanding of how the brain encodes separate items and creates an integrated representation of the shared information.

How do Healthy Relationships in Prison Correlate to Healthy Relationships Once Released?

Presenter: Cody Bagay − Business Administration

Co-Presenter(s): Gabe Goldstein, Alexis Thwaites

Faculty Mentor(s): Miriam Clark

(In-Person) Poster Presentation

Study purpose: Prison culture has shown an increased occurrence of withdrawal by inmates which is causing a lack of healthy prosocial interactions between prisoners. Opportunities to foster quality relationships are limited; therefore, positive personal relationships may not have the chance to flourish. That is important because relationships in prison may help prisoners build essential skills that will benefit their relationships once released. The current study seeks to examine the correlation between quality relationships in prison on the quality and quantity of relationships once released from prison.

Study design: Utilizing data from the Life Study, a dataset consisting of 411 individuals reentering their communities after incarceration, we used Pearson’s correlation to determine the relationship between having a loved one or close relationship in prison with having close loving relationships after release.

Findings: Findings indicated no correlation between having quality relationships in prison with quality or quantity of relationships once released from prison

Conclusion: Understanding the effects and benefits of positive relationships in prison is necessary to encourage the widespread implementation of prison policies that can facilitate these positive relationships. Current results from the Life-Study data show no correlation between having strong and close relationships with other inmates while in prison, with the quality or quantity of relationships maintained once released from prison.

Code-Switching: Students in Formal vs. Informal Settings

Presenter: Simone Baeza − Business Administration

Co-Presenter(s): Sofia Martin, Ashling Mahony, Taylor Bollenbaugh

Faculty Mentor(s): Melissa Baese-Berk

(Virtual) Poster Presentation

The way we communicate is always changing. It even changes when we speak to different people or in different settings. We decided to look further into the details of how specifically collegeaged students change their lexicon and grammar in formal and informal settings. This is known as code-switching–alternating between two or more languages or varieties of language in a single conversation. We have looked at responses from students from each scenario and have drawn conclusions from both sets of responses. We want to see how college-aged students code-switch their language in different situations. The two different environments we are going to study are formal/classroom settings and informal/social media settings. We want to see how college-aged students react to online school versus in-person school. We sent out questionnaires for students to complete anonymously. UO academic residential communities and Instagram stories will be how we get the majority of our responses. Hybrid learning has created an academic environment that is formal, yet informal. When students code-switch in response to a change in setting, the type of language they speak reflects their attitudes and interests in those different situations. The COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly transformed many students’ attitudes towards education in the United States. We can use our results to help predict what the future of education may look like postpandemic.

Governor George L. Woods and Genocide in Oregon

Presenter: Simone Smith

Mentor: Kevin Hatfield

Oral Presentation

Major: Business Administration

Governor George L. Woods, with the help of various members in the US Army and federal government such as Secretary of War Edwin Stanton and General Crook, created a strong federal presence specifically unique to Oregon. Under Woods’ rule, ethnocide along with the use of Indian Scouts were legalized, leading to the attempted extermination of the Northern Paiute and the strengthening of the federal government’s control in Oregon in the context of Richard White’s “kindergarten” theory. The expansion of federal power is evident through Woods’ decision to use Indian Scouts during the Snake War from 1866 to 1868. Prior to Woods’ term in office, the government
had not legalized the pitting of Indian against Indian for the purpose of extermination. Through further inspection of state documents, newspapers, letters, and manuscripts, it becomes evident that this history employs a further discussion of authority and of marginalization. Acting alongside Secretary of War Edwin Stanton, Woods was able to bypass several military officers in order to attempt to eliminate the Northern Paiute during the erroneously named “Snake War” which scholar Gregory Michno proclaims to be “the deadliest Indian war” in terms of Native American casualties. The history of Woods’ genocidal rampage is absent in the common understanding of Oregon’s history and many scholars have overlooked the impact of Woods’ presence in Oregon. In the existing literature surrounding the Snake War and the history of Oregon, Governor Woods is mentioned very briefly although his impact on the Northern Paiute is quite substantial. Given that there are currently no published biographies on the third governor of Oregon, Governor George L. Woods, this research provides original material and will contribute to a larger body of work on federalized power in Oregon and its effect on the Northern Paiute.

Global Perspectives on Wide Scale Outbreaks

Presenter(s): Kira Veselka—Business Administration, International Studies, German

Co-Presenter(s): Meama Scott

Faculty Mentor(s): Matthias Vogel

Session: Prerecorded Poster Presentation

With many modern viruses and bacteria becoming increasingly more deadly, how countries react to disease outbreaks becomes more crucial than ever . With the recent Coronavirus epidemic beginning in Wuhan, China, spreading across the globe, we are able to watch first-hand how modern industrialized societies react to massive viral outbreaks . In this research project, we examine how countries such as China, the United States of America, Germany, and Sweden react to a massive viral outbreak and how what they do to protect their citizens from these deadly diseases interacts with existing narratives of prejudice against certain countries or segments of their population . Examining and evaluating public news media in China, Germany, Sweden and the USA we find that large-scale outbreaks can affect the public’s perspective on the perceived ‘Other’ and push narratives of fear promoting confusion and misunderstanding . A country can take a number of precautions from only warning the public and suggesting enhanced hygiene practices to quarantining large segments of its population in an effort to prevent a more significant outbreak . Which measures are taken affects public opinion and could save or stifle the efforts to contain diseases . Our research ultimately promotes ongoing efforts of overcoming narratives of prejudice and fear which and contributes to progress in the prevention of disease .