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.
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