Telling Tears
The role of East Asian and area studies in rethinking human nature and cultural differences
Event Details
Date
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Time
4 p.m.
Location
206 Ingraham Hall
Description
Public lecture by Gary L. Ebersole
Professor Emeritus of History & Religious Studies
University of Missouri-Kansas City
By attending to representations of tears and weeping around the world and over 7,000 years, Professor Ebersole will challenge assumptions about human nature, the nature/culture dichotomy, ontology, epistemology, and human agency. This talk will also ask what role area studies program can and should play in asking big questions.
Professor Emeritus of History & Religious Studies
University of Missouri-Kansas City
By attending to representations of tears and weeping around the world and over 7,000 years, Professor Ebersole will challenge assumptions about human nature, the nature/culture dichotomy, ontology, epistemology, and human agency. This talk will also ask what role area studies program can and should play in asking big questions.
Cost
Free
Contact
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please email ldennis@wisc.edu to make a disability-related accommodation request. Requests should be made by Tuesday, February 24, 2026, though reasonable effort will be made to support late accommodation requests.