An American Professor in London By Tom Glazewski Dr. Garry Hagberg spent his summer vacation in Europe doing what he enjoys best. Hagberg, assistant (Professor of humanities & philosophy, was able to study in Europe this summer because he was granted a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities, (NEH). NEH has seminars for college teachers during the summer. This year's seminars were held in London and Rome. Hagberg was one of 12 people from the United States who were brought to London to work on problems in 18th century philosophy of rhetoric and the philosophy of language. Hagberg specializes in the philosophy of art. He works primarily on the connection between theories of language and theories of art. While in London for the summer, Hagberg studied this relationship of language and art in the 18th century. His studies were focused mostly on the works of the philosopher David Hume. "Academics in London . . . .work ceaselessly and are extremely dedicated to their research. They also seem proficient in pub crawling." "I studied the idea of art as a visual language," Hagberg said. "People were brought together from many different disciplines," he said. The group represented many different countries, as well as disciplines. They worked together three mornings a week, meeting in the British Library in London. They also worked in the University of London and the Warburg Institute, a research center for interdisciplinary studies of the arts. Hagberg was reluctant to generalize about the different characteristics of the British culture in comparison to ours. He did say that the British tend to be a bit more sensitive to linguistic subtleties. "That was in academic London though, and it surely isn't true for all of London," he said. Hagberg lived in Bloomsbury, the academic and cultural center of London. "Academics in London seem to work extremely hard. It's amazing; they work ceaselessly and are extremely dedicated to their research," he said. "They also seem proficient in pub crawling." In his free time from work, Hagberg enjoyed going to the London theater, art galleries, concerts and to jazz clubs. Being a jazz musician is Hagberg's second love. "I've been involved with it for decades," he said. On his way back from London, Hagberg stopped in Austria and Germany to see some of his old jazz buddies. Hagberg and a colleague had their own jazz duo which, in the early 1980 s, toured twice through Germany playing at various jazz clubs and concerts. "I don't make much of a distinction between teaching and my outside interests," he said. Hagberg teaches in the Western MIT, Structural Engineering. University of Virginia, Fi Analyzing and designing nance. Studies fluctuating bridges. Developed working stock and money market model of a double spandrel arch trends. Assisted head trader bridge .The HP-28S helps him inYen at Chicago Mercantile analyze structural stress and Exchange. The HP-12C with to use HP-22S has a built-in flows and linear r RPN lets him analyze prices, equation library with solver, s it • lator that lets him do both sym bolic algebra and calculus. New Acuievers geometry. It's the only calcu- Heavy Metal, Swing Blues and Motown. It features powerful matrix math and graphics cap- abilities. And HP Solve lets him solve custom formulas without ratios, net present value and giving her access to the at your campus bookstore. Or programming. With more than internal rate of return. He can most commonly used scien- 1500 functions, 32K RAM and even create his own custom tific equations. Statistics for your nearest dealer both RPN and algebraic entry, programs. The HP- 12C is the with linear regression. And We never stop asking "What if .. . algebraic entry. The ideal nji HEWLETT student science calculator. LP PACKARD the HP-28S is the ultimate sci- established standard in entitle calculator HP-28S SCIENTIFIC CALCULATOR 1988 Hewlett-Rickard Company. GM is a trademark of General Motors Corporation Traditions sequence which covers philosohpy, art, literature, history, architecture and music. Most of his personal interests intertwine directly with what he teaches. Hagberg graduated from the nancial calculators HP-12C FINANCIAL CALCULATOR SUSAN KRUSE HP-22S SCIENTIFIC HP-178 BUSINESS CALCULATOR CALCULATOR University of Oregon with a doctorate in philosophy in 1982. He has taught at the University of Oregon, Alfred University in upstate New York, and Lafayette College in Eastern Pennsylvania. HOLLY A. VAN DEURSEN analyze budgets and forecasts HP Solve lets her enter her own formulas and solve fOr any Packard's calculators are built for your success. Look for them call 1-800-752-0900, Ext. 658 E, variable Hewlett
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