News from Hughes Newsletter for Hughes Hall members
November 2009 Issue 11
Perspectives Educational, Linguistic and Historical We continue to highlight the academic interests of the Hughes Hall community. From the broad and diverse range of subjects of our students, we now feature a small selection of the research of our arts and humanities PhDs. Lee Nordstrum – Education in South Africa
My research centres on education supply and demand in postApartheid South Africa. Historically, schools have charged fees for basic education and a major reason for non-attendance is direct costs; recent finance policy (No Fees Schools) has tried to address this issue. Using secondary data, I am constructing a demand model to explain education consumption based on costs, household characteristics and school quality. I will then observe enrolment patterns to see if attendance responds to policies designed to lessen household costs. 1 Ziyin Mai – Linguistics and Language Acquisition
My subject is second language acquisition. I focus on the acquisition of Chinese (Mandarin) as a second language by English and Japanese speakers. In second language learning, learners rely on the cues in the input to reconstruct their grammar. I am hoping to discover whether syntactic or semantic cues are easier for English and Japanese learners of Chinese to notice and ‘absorb’. I have just carried out my pilot study, to test my research design, at Peking University in Beijing. 2
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society of the early Abbasid period, but his religious-political treatises have often been dismissed as contradictory. My objective is the study of these seeming contradictions. I am following a contextualist approach, avoiding traditional generic divisions. 4 Joanne Waterhouse – School Leadership Practices
I have set up a research project to study leadership practices in three secondary schools in the UK. The focus is on leadership activity understood in its particular context, taking into consideration factors such as policy, time, relationships and culture. I draw on the literature of distributed leadership; school culture and relational trust are important themes, and I explore the significance of context for shaping and constraining leadership practice. 5 Christos Tsirogiannis – Archaeology and Collectors
I am researching the international illicit antiquities network, which is destroying our global cultural heritage. Museums, private collectors, auction houses, galleries, archaeologists and scholars form part of a large group which causes the destruction of dig sites and the irredeemable loss of valuable archaeological information. Financial profit, social prestige and the passion for collecting are responsible for the loss of unique pieces of human history. My aim is to analyse the illicit international network, and provide proofs for the repatriation of antiquities in several countries.
Benjamin Woodford – 17th Century English History
My research focuses on Oliver Cromwell, the kingship crisis, and print culture in the 1650s. I have two objectives: to explore the relationship between print and politics in the 1650s; and to demonstrate that the kingship crisis was not a topic debated only in parliament, rather it was a subject that was discussed broadly in print culture. I examine pamphlets printed during Oliver Cromwell’s reign as Lord Protector and Cromwell’s speeches to Parliament, and focus on the variations between each script. 3
Alex Coke-Woods – 9th Century English History
My research focuses on vernacular historical texts produced during the late 9th century, including the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle and the Old English Bede. I am evaluating the potential relationship of these texts to the cultural and political agenda of Alfred, King of Wessex (871–99). Faced with pagan invasion, Alfred sought to Ignacio Sanchez – 9th Century Middle Eastern History appease God by increasing Christian wisdom among his subjects, My research deals with a 9th century Abbasid author, al-Jahiz, and to unite and encourage those whom he ruled. My research and his texts on the religious leadership of the Muslim community. questions whether these historical texts were part of a courtHe was a belletrist, theologian and philosopher, follower of the sponsored response to these issues. rationalist school. His writings are a source for the study of the November 2009 Issue 11
Charmian Farmer – 18th Century English Poet
I am working on the letters of the 18th century poet and hymn-writer, William Cowper (1730–1800). While his poetry, widely read in the 19th century, is largely out of fashion, his personal letters seem as endearingly spontaneous today as they would have been to his original recipients. However, from the perspective of academic research, the tools appropriate for a discussion of poetry are compromised in the reading of private letters. The challenge is to erect a structure and maintain a distance which allows for a critical reading.
Fellows’ Garden Party, June 2009
Not forgetting the scientists… Ian Craigie – Zoology Ian was born in London, and took his first degree, in Biology, from the University of Nottingham, after which he went on an internship programme, working with the South African National Parks. He began his PhD at Hughes in 2006. When he finishes he plans to move back to practical conservation work, perhaps with an NGO (NonGovernmental Organisation). I spent a fantastic year in 2004, working in a remote national park in South Africa. This experience led me to an MSc in conservation and ecology at Imperial and then on to my current PhD, entitled: Measuring the Performance of African Protected Areas. I collect mammal population data in African parks from species like zebra, giraffe, rhino and elephant. Then I look to see which parks are doing better than others and why. My work will allow governments and international agencies to see the overall trends of animals in Africa and allow the improved prioritisation of conservation funds. Dr Josef Alawneh – Cambridge Neuroscience Josef obtained his medical degree from the University of Athens. His Palestinian father and Greek mother met in Munich where they were both students, and Josef lived there until he was five. He went to school in Jerusalem, and once qualified he worked in hospitals in Greece and Palestine before coming to the UK to work in the National Health Service in 2002. Josef came to Cambridge and Hughes in 2006 to start his PhD in neuroscience. Stroke is the third most common cause of death in western countries. Studies have documented that about one third of patients deteriorate in the first two days after admission. This deterioration has been found to be associated with a worse clinical outcome. The aim of my study is to achieve better understanding of the mechanisms underlying neurological deterioration after stroke. My hypothesis is that some areas of the brain which are mildly affected in the first stages of stroke become severely ischaemic (less blood reaches them) due to secondary factors, and this in turn leads to patients getting worse. To test my hypothesis I am using computer tomography (CT) perfusion imaging to identify which areas are affected and to what degree; magnetic resonance imaging to inform which areas of the brain have infarcted (died); and neurological scores which assess the severity of the stroke and how patients progress. I hope that by understanding the mechanisms of deterioration we will be able to find predictors by which one can identify patients at risk of deterioration and work to prevent that from happening.
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The bench The drawing Julia Hedgecoe
Gill Reid and Philip Raymont The new library
This was a very pleasant occasion which gave us the opportunity: to see Life Fellow Keith McVeigh’s generous donation of a fine 1905 August John drawing of his wife, Dorelia, in memory of Fellow Frank Griffith Dawson (whose widow, Julia Hedgecoe, was delighted), and the commemorative garden seat given by former President Dick D’Aeth’s daughters, Gillian and Nichola; to thank the donors, and also John Kenworthy, Senior Associate, who has funded a prize for Classics students; and to say farewell and thank you to Ray Godwin, Vice-President and now Life Fellow, Philip Raymont, Senior Tutor, and Gill Reid, Domestic Bursar for 36 years. The Augustus John will hang proudly in the new Library, which we also see here, in use.
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Happy retirement… Sue Dunnett, Assistant Housekeeper, and Liz Brydon, Senior Bursary Clerk, retired this year. Sue joined Hughes in 1978, only three years after Gill Reid, former Domestic Bursar. She started in the kitchen and is proud to have done almost every job in College, even having a go at the Chef’s job when he was ill one day.
What did you like about Hughes? The really friendly atmosphere, and being appreciated by everyone. I was very shy when I started but now I enjoy chatting to people. One of the highlights for me was meeting the Duke of Edinburgh, the College Visitor. What will you do now? Lots more walking and bird watching. My husband and I have a touring caravan and will be able to visit more RSPB sites.
Liz joined the College in 1989, when her husband was transferred to Cambridge from their home in Newcastle. She came for two years and stayed for twenty.
What did you most enjoy? Everything! From dealing with students to going to accounts meetings and sorting out tills. There was so much variety, I never got bored. And I enjoyed working with the people: students, staff and Fellows. What will you do now? Move back to Newcastle, spend more time in our place in Cyprus, and go on long walks with my husband.
Hong Kong University and Hughes Hall
I am delighted to be the new Senior Tutor. It’s a great challenge and I’m looking forward to it. Culturally, I’ve lived in the Philippines, Belgium and Scotland, as well as (mostly) in Ireland and England. Academically, I’ve moved across the spectrum from maths to economics and then to theology (with research in ancient Israelite religion), and I’ve taught in several universities. Administratively, I’ve been Senior Tutor in Wycliffe Hall, University of Oxford, also a graduate college, and I know Cambridge from both undergraduate and postgraduate days. I suppose this means I won’t have excuses for any mistakes I make! More to the point, I’m already enjoying the progressive and enterprising ethos at Hughes Hall, and really look forward to working within it.
This summer, the College was delighted to welcome Dr Man Sing Chan, its first Doris Zimmern HKU-Hughes Hall Visiting Fellow. Dr Chan is a specialist in Chinese Poetry, Translation Studies, and Cross-cultural Exchange from Tang to Late Qing. During his visit to Cambridge he took the opportunity to work at the Needham Institute to research early 19th century medical illustrations.
MUSIC AT HUGHES
Philip Johnston – Senior Tutor
Ian de Massini, Senior Member Hughes Hall Senior Member, Ian de Massini, releases two solo piano albums this term in association with two College concerts he is giving in the Hughes Hall Pavilion Room. The concerts will feature Bach’s Goldberg Variations and Duruflé’s complete Orchestral Dances, both using new editions specially prepared by Ian for these recordings. Next term he plans to perform more violin and piano sonatas by Bach and Schubert, plus six of Bach’s 48 Preludes and Fugues Book 2.
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Dr Man Sing Chan
Further strengthening the connections between Hughes Hall and the prestigious University of Hong Kong (HKU), two Hughes Hall scholarships are also being supported by the Doris Zimmern Foundation. Our two new scholars, both graduates of HKU, are Yining Chen (MPhil in Statistical Science) and Ching Man Lam (MPhil in Planning, Growth and Regeneration). We look forward to the continuation of this exciting new scheme.
Peter Gronn In June, Peter delivered his inaugural lecture entitled: ‘Leadership: Its Genealogy, Configuration and Trajectory’. He outlined a longitudinal view of leadership within a historical perspective. He discussed selected stages and current developments in the evolution of leadership and argued for a recasting of future priorities. He also provided a critical appraisal of distributed leadership and argued for evidence-based individual and collective capabilities.
Professor of Education at Cambridge and Fellow of Hughes Hall.
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Dan Vickerman
Deaglan was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in 1983 and studied History at Berkeley, University of California. He began rowing at school and was double and quadruple sculls US national champion, and took bronze at the 2007 Pan American Games. He is interested in politics and worked on Barack Obama’s Presidential campaign over the summer of 2008.
Dan was born in South Africa in 1979, and moved to Australia in 1997, when he was 18. He became a professional rugby player a year later, and over the next 10 years played for several clubs, including the ACT Brumbies and the NSW Waratahs. He played in 55 tests with the Wallabies, the Australian national side, including two Rugby World Cups, before deciding to come to Cambridge in 2008. While playing professional rugby, Dan took a Bachelor’s degree by correspondence – in Business with a Finance major – at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. He then decided to further his studies in Cambridge.
President, Cambridge University Boat Club
Why Cambridge and Hughes? The Midsummer Common cows! More seriously – its reputation as the finest academic institution in the world. I have a real passion for History and the chance to study here was too good an opportunity to miss. As for the cows, I come from New Hampshire, and seeing them reminded me of home a bit. A friend from the States came to Hughes and said lots of good things about it. It makes a difference being surrounded by other mature students, and it’s good for the academic side of things, with people bringing in more life experiences. When I finish I’d like to return to the States and row on the national team again, and I hope to make it back to London for 2012. I will probably involve myself in politics again after Cambridge, and maybe take on some consulting, which I have recently started.
Captain, Cambridge University Rugby Union Football Club
Why Cambridge and Hughes? Getting to Cambridge has always been quite special, and I knew about it through friends. I wanted to enrich myself through education and life skills. There are several reasons for choosing Hughes: it’s a graduate college, where you meet people from all walks of life and parts of the world, and the support network is great. Friends recommended it, and they were right. It’s fantastic. My future plans are to do well in the finals! Then we’ll see. Going back to Australia, getting into the property industry. But first, we have just had our first baby, and that is exciting.
Dr Mike Franklin, Hughes Hall Fellow, with Deaglan and Dan
Congratulations to Dan and Sarah on the birth of Joseph Arthur Vickerman.
The MCR’s Peter Richards Award 2008/9
Deborah Hayden
Stuart Easton and Rhodri Mansell are joint winners of the Peter Richards Award for Outstanding Commitment to College Life. The award is in honour of previous President, Professor Peter Richards. Stuart, former MCR President, acquired the Hughes punt and restored it to Cam-worthiness before donating it to the MCR. He won blades, sat on two May Ball committees, redesigned the MCR web site, and is a familiar face behind the bar and around the college. Rhodri unfailingly helped with almost every MCR activity, sat as its secretary and web master, was instrumental in the design and success of the new College Library, and was a bastion of the Hughes Choir. Both Rhodri and Stuart have completed their PhDs and will probably leave Hughes this year. The previous winner, Deborah Hayden, has been a dedicated supporter of college events during her seven years; she has recently accepted a half lectureship in the Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse & Celtic.
Stuart Easton
Rhodri Mansell
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Deaglan McEachern
Helium conference The conference, organised by Judge Business School and UKAEA Fusion, brought together a global community of industrialists, academics and policy makers concerned with the long-term future supply of helium. Helium, which is currently obtained as a by-product of natural gas, is used in numerous high technology applications, and there is interest in developing more sustainable solutions. Fellow of Hughes Hall, Dr William J Nuttall, who was instrumental in organising the conference, with delegates at the 2009 ‘Future for Helium’ conference at Hughes Hall.
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The University’s 800 Anniversary Quiz At the 800 Anniversary University Garden party in July a ‘Winners’ team composed of the best performers from the inter-departmental quiz took on the ‘Incredibly Famous’ team composed of Daisy Goodwin, Simon Hoggart, Edward Stourton and captain, Stephen Fry. Alexander Armstrong and Ben Miller hosted and adjudicated the University Challenge style quiz. Hughes student Rhodri Mansell (PhD, Physics) was on the challenging team, which won 235–160. Some complaints were heard from the Incredibly Famous team, as the questions were all based on Cambridge, giving the winners a slight advantage!
Events Diary The Margaret Wileman Music Society – in the Pavilion Room Contact Jenni Morris for the programme at events@hughes.cam.ac.uk
Hat Club Research Seminars Contact Mark McWilliams (mjm99@cam.ac.uk) for details. Hat Club Seminars take place every second Wednesday during full term.
Varsity Rugby Match Thursday, 10 December, 2009
Lent Bumps Tuesday, 23 February, to Saturday, 27 February, 2010
Boat Club Black Tie Dinner Thursday, 4 March, 2010
The Boat Race
News from Hughesians Amanda Sealy (Archaeology and Anthropology, 1990–1991) visited College this summer for the first time since 1992 and took advantage of the Punt Club, enjoying a riotous afternoon with her family. POLLY BIRD (née Goldring, 1972–1973) gained her PhD entitled ‘Landownership and settlement change in south-west Cheshire from 1750 to 2000’ from the University of Liverpool last year. She has been continuing her career as an author of business and training books and has now realised a long-held dream by starting her own craft bookbinding business. TALHA JAVED (Technology Policy 2007–2008) has joined the USAID, as a technology policy advisor to the Government of Pakistan. Congratulations to Talha on this appointment and also on his marriage to Manzil in September.
ERIN SANTOS (née Ray, 2005–2007) Congratulations to Erin on the birth of her son, Cade Michael Santos, in July 2009. ELIZABETH BARRETT (Education, 1963– 1964) died in May 2009. Following her time at Hughes, she started secondary teaching but later moved into special education, eventually becoming Headteacher of a special school. She co-authored The Education of Children with Physical and Neurological Disorders. MARILYN DAVIES (Education, 1966–1967) The College was sad to hear of Marilyn’s death last year.
Jenny, with Charles, at the Fellows’ Garden Party in June
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Saturday, 3 April, 2010 4.30pm Thames, London
The 9th Annual Kathleen Hughes Memorial Lecture Monday, 26 April, 2010
May Bumps Wednesday, 9 June, to Saturday, 12 June, 2010
Hughes Hall May Ball Saturday, 12 June, 2010 If you are interested in any of these events please contact Jenni Morris at events@hughes.cam.ac.uk
College Reception and Alumni WEEKEND We have had two packed alumni events in the College recently. In June, our alumni enjoyed strawberries and cream and a view of Fenner’s pitch at the College Reception. Senior Member Dr Jon Hutton gave the main lecture, a fascinating insight into new attitudes to park management in African nature reserves. In September, we welcomed 30 alumni back to College for a reunion lunch in the new atrium area which was created by the recent College building project. We were then joined by sixty more alumni from around the University, for the Alumni Weekend event. Professor Ged Martin, a good friend of the College, entertained a packed Pavilion Room with stories of ‘Cambrige Student Life: 1815-1914’. After the lecture, alumni and visitors took a tour of our brand-new College Library.
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Roll of Honour The College has awarded a record number of prizes this year.
COLLEGE RESEARCH STUDENTS’ SCHOLARSHIPS Naveed Ahmad – PhD in Process Management Dana Demin – PhD in Engineering Aileen O’Connor – PhD in Education
OGDEN TRUST MEd (SCIENCE EDUCATION) AWARDS Annabel Davies Lee Lewin
DORIS ZIMMERN HKU SCHOLARSHIPS Yining Chen – MPhil in Statistical Science Ching Man Lam – MPhil in Planning, Growth and Regeneration
E. M. BURNETT PRIZES ON THE RESULTS OF UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS Economics Christopher Gedge Aditya Sihag
Two years on I felt I needed a break: I took Grade 8 exams in Music Theory and then completed a Diploma in Music at the Open University. While doing this an old friend asked me to produce a recording and through this the cellist, Raphael Wallfisch, asked me to take over as his agent. I did this for 2–3 years, alongside freelance consultancy and project management. I enjoyed this very much, but decided I wanted to get back to more mainstream employment.
Francois Guillot Yiannis Kourris Jonah Leshin Amin Nizami David Stotz Kei Yamamoto
Social and Political Sciences Bernadette de Villiers
GODWIN – RAFFAN PRIZES Biology Siming Ma Medicine Kate Honnor Thomas Williams Timothy Yates Natural Sciences Hong Kin Ng
NEW FELLOWS Dr Jessica White – Clinical Medicine Dr Philip Johnston – Senior Tutor Jonathan Taylor – Development Director
SENIOR MEMBER Dr Karen Siegfried – Judge Business School Dr Michael Bridges – Institute of Astronomy Dr Li-Kuei Chien – Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Dr Nicola Jackson – Department of Pathology Dr Gonzalo Urcelay – Department of Experimental Psychology
New challenges … The foundations have been laid for alumni relations and development at Hughes. We now need to make the most of full college status, continue developing access for all, engage increasingly with our alumni, and generate the funds to support the Fellowship, the fabric of the College, and to strengthen the academic community – all of which ultimately benefits the students. I am very excited at the opportunities which the 125th anniversary will give to meet alumni and I look forward to further strengthening the College’s ties with Judge, Cambridge Enterprise and local businesses in particular. jonathan works alongside hannah flewitt, who is deputy director of development and alumni relations, and jenni morris, a recent graduate of Durham university, who is events and communications officer.
Business Entrepreneur Awards – more success for Hughes students Congratulations to MBA students Dawid Nowak (Angiosplice: Technology & CleanTech Prize) and Emmanuel Carraud (iSolve: Red Gate Software & Web Prize) for leading the winning teams in 2009. AngioSplice is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery and development of novel therapeutics that modulate angiogenesis, the formation of new blood vessels. MagicSolver is a start-up company developing mobile phone applications. Their first application, Sudoku Magic Solver, provides solutions to Sudoku players who get stuck half-way through a Sudoku puzzle.
ud Emmanuel Carra
RESEARCH ASSOCIATES
I have great sympathy with the ethos of the College, it aligns exactly with what I think is important: ensuring access to the highest level of excellence in education for anybody who is capable, regardless of their circumstances. And life long learning fits with my own background, of course. I found Hughes very friendly and welcoming, and my first impressions have been confirmed.
Dawid Nowak
Law Simon Kellett Hannah Klein Sarita Walpola
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How did you come to this role? I’m a Physics graduate from Imperial College, London, and the first ten years of my career were in technical consultancy and operational research. I then undertook the Executive MBA at Imperial, specialising in the management of innovation. After that I worked for a number of years within the banking sector, including a period as Director of NatWest’s internal Consultancy Unit. I then returned once again to the world of academic endeavour, as CEO of Imperial College Innovation Ltd, Imperial College’s technology transfer company.
What attracted you to the idea of development? I wanted to work within the charity sector, to put my general management experience to good use in a cause to which I could fully commit. When I saw the ad for Development Director at Hughes, it felt absolutely right!
Land Economy Heidi Sladen
Mathematics Ralf Banisch Nazmus Haq Sin Lan Alan Lee Padraig Liddy Pranav Singh Martin Vielitz
Jonathan Taylor – Fellow and Development Director
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Hughes Hall 125th Anniversary 1885–2010 As we approach 2010, the Hughesian spirit of innovation continues to thrive as the College looks towards an exciting year in which it will celebrate its 125th Anniversary. To celebrate this landmark occasion the College will be holding a number of special events throughout the coming year, to which all Hughes Hall members, both old and new, are warmly invited! We hope that many alumni will join the College to celebrate with us in the coming months.
Please contact the Development Office to find out more about the Watercolours and the 125th Anniversary celebrations.
Hughes Hall Watercolours Following the Cambridge College tradition, and to tie-in with the College’s upcoming 125th Anniversary celebrations, we are proud to announce the release of new Hughes Hall watercolours. Since the early 1990s, Contemporary Watercolours has commissioned members of the Royal Watercolour Society and Royal Scottish Watercolour Society to produce definitive views of the Cambridge Colleges. Artist Clifford Bayly has produced two such views of Hughes Hall, one showing the elegant frontage of the Margaret Wileman building and the second depicting the tranquil scene inside Chancellor’s Court. The works will be available from February 2010, as high quality limited edition prints, each signed and numbered by the artist. They are priced at £89 each or £139 for the pair. Further company details and available prints can be found at www.contemporarywatercolours.co.uk or see full page ads in any copy of CAM (Cambridge Alumni Magazine).
The Ogden Trust at Hughes celebrates 10 years Tim Simmons, Chief Executive of the Ogden Trust since its inception in 1999, reflects on the Trust and its relationship to the College. It all started with a conversation at a cricket match at Fenner’s in 1996, when I suggested Peter Ogden for a City Fellowship at Hughes. I was later fortunate enough to be appointed to start The Ogden Trust in 1999. I thought Hughes would be happy to have an association with the Trust, whose aim is to maximise the educational opportunities available to young people wishing to study physics, and indeed they were. We moved into the Margaret Wileman Building with a desk, a chair, a mobile phone and me. We have developed since then and the association has blossomed. For our part, it has provided a link to educational professionals in the University, and it has allowed us to build relationships with some of the PGCE cohort at Hughes; this has led to three MEd awards sponsored annually by the Trust. Best of all, Hughes provides the Trust with a congenial and collegiate atmosphere.
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Sir Peter Ogden with his Honorary Degree from the University of Warwick
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From Hughes Hall to Turkmenistan… Jenny Rose was MCR President at Hughes Hall from 1977–1978. After completing the PGCE course at Cambridge, she taught Religious Education for a few years in an inner London school, and then became a lecturer at Saint Martin’s College, Lancaster, whilst finishing her Master’s Thesis from the University of London. Her topic was the role of women in the Indian and Iranian Zoroastrian communities. In 1987, Jenny moved to New York on a scholarship to pursue a doctorate in Ancient Iranian Studies at Columbia University. The book version of her dissertation on the European appropriation of Zoroaster was published in 2000. Jenny was a Senior Lecturer in Religious Studies and Deputy Director of the Religious Education Centre at the West London Institute of Higher Education at the time of its incorporation into Brunel University. She now lives in California and lectures at Stanford and Claremont Graduate Universities.
Letter from America hern I’m writing this letter from my home in sout California, where I have been living for the e, a past fifteen years with my husband, Bruc son, Our er. raph atog cinem photographer and in 1998. Day ew’s Andr St. Cameron, was born on to visit k -wee three a We recently returned from trip a ding inclu friends and family in the UK – by to Edinburgh during the Festival, followed feel I a magical two days on Holy Island – so where rather betwixt and between in terms of is a my heart considers ‘home’. Although there the of part this in life to ity certain idyllic qual rained world (it is very rare for a barbecue to be like fordStep a also is upon, for instance), there our of some that aura, which leads me to suspect s. form life neighbours are, in fact, silicone-based ty’ Coun ge (Google ‘The Real Housewives of Oran and you will see what I mean.) nI It still surprises me to find myself here. Whe I had her, teac d alifie ly-qu left Cambridge as a new ld wou life my ctory traje very little idea as to what hing teac in er care take. I wasn’t convinced that a was for me, although I knew that I enjoyed
Margaret Wileman turned 101 in July
have the buzz of a dynamic class. Curiously, I desk the of sides continued to thrive on both also have I ugh altho for the past three decades, a alist, journ ski found gainful employment as a my ntly, house painter, and a seamstress. Rece y tours classroom has expanded to include stud To of Iran, where I act as the ‘expert scholar’. taking been have I an Persi in cy improve my fluen s who conversation lessons alongside classmate n. lutio revo 1979 the were all born long after s one’ r teve wha These classes remind me that sh. mpli acco to age, there’s still much to learn and I have offered illustrated lectures on the astrian archaeological sites of Iran and the Zoro religion to museum Arts Councils in San local Diego and Los Angeles, as well as to the ent pend inde an took I community. This spring, g ndin expa of goal trip to Central Asia, with the a ved recei the Iran itinerary, and have just to request from a former graduate student . construct a tour of religious sites in India I hope to include the whole family in that particular adventure!
Jenny rock climbing on a wall in Claremont, California…
…speaking to a tour group at Tepe Nush-i Jan, Iran…
…with a group of local visitors at the site of ancient Merv, Turkmenistan
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