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May 2026
(De)medicalization and the Dying Body: Sallekhanā, Kinship, and the Limits of Liberal Bioethics

May 31 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Royce Hall 306

In this talk, Miki Chase (U of Wisconsin-Madison) explores how trajectories of illness and care, such as terminal cancer or anticipated cognitive decline, are reinterpreted through Jain doctrinal frameworks in...
October 2026
Study of Religion Welcome Reception

October 15 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Royce Hall 306

Lift a glass to the new academic year and meet friends old and new! Welcome remarks by Dean Stern and Professor Bakhos at 4:30p. RSVP required by October 11. See...
The Paradox of Pointless Suffering

October 26 @ 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm

Royce Hall 306

Why do we suffer? Why do people die young? Is there any point to our excessive pain, physical or emotional? This talk explores the ways that we have tried to...