Sophia Centre Summer School 2015
Exactly at the Summer Solstice, the annual Summer School for the MA in Cultural Astronomy and Astrology, University of Wales Trinity Saint David began in the heart of Bath Spa, at the Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution. Students and alumni from Europe, United States and South Africa traveled to Bath to share a week of learning, discussion, socializing and explorations along with the Sophia Centre tutors.
Sophia Centre group (left to right)
Back row: Michele Cossellu, Janet Carrol, Kate Namous, Akindynos Kaniamos, Dorian Greenbaum PhD (tutor), Nick Campion PhD (Course director), Anthony Thorley MA (tutor),
Mid row: Hanne Skagen, Neslihan Ayanoglu, Paul Van Kersbergen, Bernadette Brady PhD (tutor),Darrelyn Gunzburg PhD (tutor), Jennifer Flemming MA,Cheril Parisi, Frances Clynes MA (tutor),
Seated: Eva Young, Morag Feeney-Beaton, Anna Estaroth, Chrissy Philp MA (not in picture: Gaia Somasca MA)
Photos by Gaia Somasca. Click each photo to enlarge.
Nick Campion welcoming everyone at the Summer School
Paula Van Kersbergen`s presentation
Kate Namous, Bernadette Brady, Nick Campion
Chrissy Philp, Morag Feeney-Beaton and Akindynos Kaniamos
Sophia Centre group outside of William Herschel's house
Darrelyn Gunzburg and Bernadette Brady
Bernadette Brady, Paula Van Kersbergen and Janet Markham
Historical Bath: walk lead by Anthony Thorley
Walk around Bath
Exploration of Bath
Class
Janet Carrol's presentation
Anna Estaroth's presentation
Anthony Thorley's lecture
Eva Young and Gaia Somasca presentation of "A Celebration of Light and Skyscapes" photo exhibit (Photo by Darrelyn Gunzburg)
Summer School Field trip to Old Sarum and Salisbury Cathedral
The group explores Old Sarum
Sophia Centre crew with Jon Cannon
Sophia crew
Fieldwork
Members of the Sophia group salutes from the higher part of the Cathedral
Inside the bell tower
Chrissy Philp, Paula Van Kersbergen, Hanne Skagen, Morag Feeney-Beaton, Janet Carrol
Michele Cossellu, Micah Ross
Dr Gunzurg presenting Jennifer Fleming, Hanne Skagen and the new apron created to raise funds for the Alumni Association
Nick Campion
Historical Bath: walk lead by Anthony Thorley
Meira Epstein's lecture
Interiors of the Salisbury Cathedral
Interiors of the Salisbury Cathedral
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