Student Hosts

This year we welcome SUISS alums, Magda Barouta, Laura Smith and Cecilia Cesarini, as our Student Hosts. They will meet you at Pollock Halls reception on arrival day, and are happy to answer any questions you may have about the summer school, or Edinburgh in general.

Juliana Allan (7th July –  2nd August)

Hello SUISSers! My name is Juliana, or Julie, if you prefer. I am from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, but currently live in the United States where I am finishing my degree in Illustration for Publication Design with a minor in Art History. In my work as an artist, I ended up also falling in love with the content
that I was Illustrating and became a writer myself. I am currently working on a novel about the Impressionist movement that mixes research with creativity in a historically accurate prose. I have also founded, along with a fellow Suisser, a literary magazine where we publish poems, short stories and art, as well as give feedback to all submissions. I am very passionate about all mediums of telling stories, from art, to writing, music, languages, cultures and history.

I am also a traveler. Last year I traveled across Europe by train, from Rome to Scotland, stopping in over ten countries and too many cities to count. This year I hope to visit a few more. Scotland was one of the highlights of my trip and I absolutely fell in love with Edinburgh. So I am beyond excited to be joining you all at SUISS again this summer. If you want coffee shops, bookstores or museum recommendations, I’m your girl. I am also happy to join you all at any of these activities, as most of my time is spent between those three places anyways, and I love to have company. See you soon!

Magda Barouta (4th – 16th August)

Hi there! My name is Magda and I am a theatre scholar, writer and English teacher from Greece. When I was 18 I moved to Thessaloniki to study English Language and Literature at Aristotle University. That’s when I discovered my ever-growing passion for analyzing and writing theatre plays. My most recent research project is my MA thesis, which explores the ambivalent ethics and politics of posthumanizing technologies portrayed in contemporary British drama.

Cecilia Cesarini (4th –  16th August)

Hello Suiss-ers!
My name is Cecilia, Italian born and bred and nomad for the last ten years. I have been living in Denmark and Australia and currently based in Spain.
Once upon a time I was an environmental engineer before I said “goodbye” to the corporate world and focus my time and energy on writing. Under my secretive pen name, I’m developing two different paranormal series aimed at New  and Young Adult audiences

Laura Smith (7th July –  2nd August)