montagnarde1793: (sans-culottes)
montagnarde1793 ([personal profile] montagnarde1793) wrote2009-09-07 10:54 pm

L'année prochaine

[Poll #1454640]In other news, I'm undertaking an annotated translation of Quatre-Vingt-Treize this semester. It should be epic. ^__^

[identity profile] sibylla-oo.livejournal.com 2009-09-08 06:46 pm (UTC)(link)
DOn't worry, if you present a good paper, they may even come to speak with you themselves ;-) Moreover, there are official diners and other activities, so try not to get seated next to a revisionist and everything with be ok.
Well, as for the EHESS, if you decide to follow a very particular Ph.D course, you might be even obliged to pick one or two courses given by such guys (as there won't be enough choice). But then, the advantages are great, too. The most important issue is the choice of the tutor. The courses are over soon, the dissertation is not...

[identity profile] estellacat.livejournal.com 2009-09-08 11:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Ooh, now I'm really nervous. XD; No, I'm sure everything will be fine. (Well, as long as I manage to stay away from the revisionists. ;))
For graduate studies it will probably make more sense for me to try to study at the IHRF if possible, but I suppose I'll cross that bridge when I come to it. And I would definitely never choose a revisionist to supervise my thesis. I'm not that masochistic. XD;;

[identity profile] sibylla-oo.livejournal.com 2009-09-08 11:34 pm (UTC)(link)
I am sure you'll do very well (and choose a suitable person to supervise you). I'd be great if you could do the Ph.D. at the IHRF, I did not know it was officially possible.

[identity profile] estellacat.livejournal.com 2009-09-08 11:37 pm (UTC)(link)
I think it should be possible. Unless you know of some reason why not...? D:

[identity profile] sibylla-oo.livejournal.com 2009-09-08 11:39 pm (UTC)(link)
No, I was just thinking of whether the IHRF had the institutional right to grant PhDs.

[identity profile] estellacat.livejournal.com 2009-09-08 11:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, it's attached to the université de Paris-I, which presumably does...

[identity profile] sibylla-oo.livejournal.com 2009-09-08 11:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, that was what I thought. That the PhD is in the framework of another, broader institution. Great. Moreover, as you said CUPA does not include that university, it will benefit you not to have the licence and the Ph.D at the same university. It will give you points for scholarships.

[identity profile] estellacat.livejournal.com 2009-09-08 11:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, really? I didn't know that. Why is that?

[identity profile] sibylla-oo.livejournal.com 2009-09-08 11:59 pm (UTC)(link)
It's the so-called "mobility". It means that in order to prevent academic endogamy, students are encouraged to move and are given points for it in the application for some scholarships and for jobs, later. There are even some scholarships tham require it as a condition sine qua non.

[identity profile] estellacat.livejournal.com 2009-09-09 12:01 am (UTC)(link)
Wow, that's really good to know. And it's one more reason to go through CUPA too, I suppose.

[identity profile] sibylla-oo.livejournal.com 2009-09-09 12:05 am (UTC)(link)
I think so. And what really matters is the place you get your PhD from, not the licence. There you'll establish closest contacts and useful networks. So it's better to save the best for that time.

[identity profile] estellacat.livejournal.com 2009-09-09 12:13 am (UTC)(link)
I think you're definitely right about that. I'm glad I decided to set up this poll.

[identity profile] sibylla-oo.livejournal.com 2009-09-09 12:20 am (UTC)(link)
I am glad to be of some help :)

[identity profile] estellacat.livejournal.com 2009-09-09 01:01 am (UTC)(link)
Yes, well: thank you! :D