Join us in Auerbach 321 or online this Wednesday, April 23, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. for our next meeting of the University of Hartford Philosophy Club as poet Peggy Rundle shares and discusses her work.
Peggy Rundle received her DPhil in Literature the University of Oxford in England, completing her doctoral dissertation on “The Ideal and the Real in Thomas Carlyle’s Early Theory."
From growing up in an academic family through her studies at the University of Hartford, Grenoble, France, the Sorbonne, and finally Oxford, Dr. Rundle considers poetry to have always been her leitmotif. It was what she turned to especially during hard times. Through it all she has developed a remarkable ability to appreciate and encourage the poetry of others, all along quietly developing her own empathic style which reaches out to every heart while drawing from a wide variety of sources.
Her study at the University of Hartford included a triple major in English Literature, French Literature, and Drama; and a Master’s Degree in English Literature.
During her time teaching here she served five years as adjunct professor in the English Department before leaving for Oxford to begin her doctorate. Upon her return, she served for six years as Co-Director of the Creative Writing Workshop. Her final year here was spent as Visiting Assistant Professor in the English Department as well as teaching in the Presidents’ College.
Ultimately, she chose to sacrifice her career aspirations to take on the roles of caretaker both for her aging mother and for her sister, who suffered progressively from Down syndrome and Alzheimer's disease.
Rundle has been a member of a number of literary societies, including the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Canada, the Modern Language Association, The Carlyle Society, the Northeast Victorian Studies Association, the Midwest Vistorian Studies Association.
The University of Hartford Philosophy Club has an informal, jovial atmosphere. It is a place where students, professors, and people from the community at large meet as peers. Sometimes presentations are given, followed by discussion. Other times, topics are hashed out by the whole group.
Presenters may be students, professors, or people from the community. Anyone can offer to present a topic. The mode of presentation may be as formal or informal as the presenter chooses.
Come and go as you wish. Bring friends. Suggest topics and activities. Take over the club! It belongs to you! Just show up! - Brian Skelly bskelly@hartford.edu; 413.273.2273