Our next book is a mystery “Behold a Pale Horse” by Peter Tremayne. This is the most recent book in the Sister Fidelma mystery series, which is set in medieval Ireland. Peter Tremayne is the pseudonym for Peter Ellis, noted scholar of Celtic history and culture. Thanks to Jane Gerard for the suggestion. The December meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, December 1 at 1:30 in Richardson Library, Room 115. Join us for a brown bag lunch at 1 if you would like. Please contact Kathryn DeGraff or Helen Marlborough if you have any questions.Byrne Hall
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Friday, October 10, 2014
Book Club Meeting October 1, 2014
Our discussion of “The Great War and Modern Memory” centered on an enthusiastic response as to how much we all learned about World War I. The senseless war and the horrors experienced by those in the trenches, the censorship of letters home and the unwillingness of those on the front to discuss their experiences, and the destruction of the heroic view of battle evidenced in 19th century poetry and language were a few of the ideas we discussed. We all agreed that we might have better enjoyed a book that dealt either with history or literature, not both. Despite that, Fussell's scope and knowledge impressed us all. The conversation led to our noting the role of the European colonial empires and the subsequent reshaping of nations of the modern world after WWI. We realized through our discussions that the subsequent wars of the twentieth and twenty first centuries have only increased the irony implicit in this conflict being named “The War to End All Wars”.
Our next book is a mystery “Behold a Pale Horse” by Peter Tremayne. This is the most recent book in the Sister Fidelma mystery series, which is set in medieval Ireland. Peter Tremayne is the pseudonym for Peter Ellis, noted scholar of Celtic history and culture. Thanks to Jane Gerard for the suggestion. The December meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, December 1 at 1:30 in Richardson Library, Room 115. Join us for a brown bag lunch at 1 if you would like. Please contact Kathryn DeGraff or Helen Marlborough if you have any questions.
Our next book is a mystery “Behold a Pale Horse” by Peter Tremayne. This is the most recent book in the Sister Fidelma mystery series, which is set in medieval Ireland. Peter Tremayne is the pseudonym for Peter Ellis, noted scholar of Celtic history and culture. Thanks to Jane Gerard for the suggestion. The December meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, December 1 at 1:30 in Richardson Library, Room 115. Join us for a brown bag lunch at 1 if you would like. Please contact Kathryn DeGraff or Helen Marlborough if you have any questions.
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Thursday, October 2, 2014
Invitation in the Mail
Watch for your invitation in the mail to the DES Fall Luncheon
The DES Fall Luncheon will be held October 31, 2014 in the LPC Student Center, Room 314. Prior to the luncheon an All Souls Mass, remembering our retired colleagues, will be held at 10:30 in the Louise de Marillac Chapel on the first floor of the Student Center.
We are very excited to have John Corba, Assistant Director of DePaul Cinespace Studios, join us at the luncheon to share with us some of the exciting film work created by DePaul students in the cinema program.
RSVP to Alice Farrell by October 28 at afarrell@depaul.edu or 312-362-8822.
Hope to see you there.
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