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Sophia Centre for the Study of Cosmology in Culture
International Conference 2010
The 2010 Sophia Centre conference will be held on Saturday 24 - Sunday 25 July 2010
at the
Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution, 16-19 Queen Square, Bath BA1 2HN, UK.
All inquiries: Dr Nicholas Campion
This year's conference will examine the nature, ideas, cultural context and intellectual lineage of modern (post-1700) western astrology.
Vist the CONFERENCE WEB SITE here, with details of speakers, abstracts, programme, conference payment, accommodation in Bath and travel.
Click here for the call for papers
Cost: £30 one day / £45 both days (incl. vegetarian lunch and refreshments)
E mail Nicholas Campion to be put on our mailing list.
FULLY BOOKED.
The Astrologies conference is now fully booked. If you would like to go on the waiting list, please e mail Dr Nicholas Campion, n.campion@lamp.ac.uk
Sophia Centre sponsorship
In 2010 the Sophia Centre is providing sponsorship for
The Seventh International Conference on the Inspiration of Astronomical Phenomena (INSAPVII). 25-29 October 2010. Bath, UK
Read more here
and
The European Society for Astronomy in Culture 18th Annual Meeting - SEAC 2010, ‘Astronomy and Power: How Worlds are Structured’, 29 August-5 September, 2010. Gilching (Munich).
Read more here
Sophia Centre International Intensives
The following events are open to the public and offer a chance to share in the Sophia Centre's work and an opportunity for potential students to experience the MA in Cultural Astronomy and Astrology. For details e mail Nicholas Campion
The Celestial Spheres, San Diego, 5-7 March 2010.
With Nick Campion and Bernadette Brady
Magic, Divination and Destiny, Amsterdam 22-24 May 2009
With Bernadette Brady, Nick Campion and Liz Greene
The Celestial Spheres, Cape Town, 27-29 March 2009.
With Nick Campion and Bernadette Brady
Past Sophia Centre Conferences
Sophia Centre Conference 2009, 'Cosmologies'
Saturday 6- Sunday 7 June 2009
Bath Royal Scientific and Literary Institution, 16-19 Queen Square, Bath BA1 2HN, UK.
The question which the Sophia Centre addresses is ‘how do we human beings relate to the cosmos?’ This conference addressed the problem from a variety of perspectives.
Click here to download the titles and abstracts.
Click here for the programme.
Publication: the proceedings are currently being edited for publicaton by the Sophia Centre Press
Kepler Day Research Conference 2008
November 2008, London.
A day showcasing social scientific research into astrology jointly organised with the Astrological Association and the Research Group for the Critical Study of Astrology.
Information to come.
Sophia Centre Postgraduate Research Conference 2008,
Saturday 12 to Sunday 13 July 2008
Bath Royal Scientific and Literary Institution, 16-19 Queen Square, Bath BA1 2HN, UK.
- Programme [word]
- Speakers and Descriptions [word]
Sophia Centre Postgraduate Conference 2007
Bath Spa University
Details to come.
Sophia Centre Postgraduate Conference 2006
Bath Spa University
Details to come.
Sophia Centre Conference 2005: Sky and Psyche
Bath
Details to come
The proceedings were published as Sky and Psyche. Read more here.
Sophia Centre Conference 2004: Exploring Consciousness
Details to come
Sophia Centre Conference 2003
Bath Spa University: this was the Sophia Centre launch conference.
The proceedings were published as Astrology and the Academy. For details, see here.
Other Recommended Conferences
25-29 October 2010. Seventh International Conference on the Inspiration of Astronomical Phenomena (INSAPVII). Bath, UK.
Read more here
29 August-5 September, 2010. The European Society for Astronomy in Culture 18th Annual Meeting - SEAC 2010, ‘Astronomy and Power: How Worlds are Structured’ . Gilching (Munich).
Read more here
24-25 April 2010. 'Imagining Astrology’, Bristol UK (Bristol University),
Read more here
25-31 October 2009. SEAC Conference (Seventeenth Annual Meeting of the European Society for Astronomy in Culture), Alexandria.
Read more here
18-23 October 2009. Sixth Conference on the Inspiration of Astronomical Phenomena (INSAP 6), Venice.
Read more here
10-13 August 2009. Conference on 'Astronomy and Civilisation', Budapest.
Read more here
6-7 June 2009. American Astronomical Society Summer School on Cultural Astronomy, Pasadena.
Read more here
