Category Archives: Paris

Paris days 14-22: Project discussions, Versailles and other attractions, and reading/writing

So, I’ve been even more slack at posting on here, partly due to a combination of things being eventful (so not having time) and then things being quiet (so taking time to read and write). The last couple of days … Continue reading

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Paris Days 7-13: Quiet days in Cergy, Left bank tourism, and Gare du Nord fieldwork begins

So, I’ve been a bit slack in posting on here over the last week… The end of last week went quite smoothly and quietly – I worked in Cergy/wrote some more, met with some of Damien’s colleagues and discussed the … Continue reading

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Paris Days 4-6: More moves and finally some work

So, the last (nearly) three days have continued to be eventful… On Sunday I had the great pleasure to move out of the hotel I started off in into my colleague Damien’s apartment while he is in Sweden for the … Continue reading

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Paris Days 2 & 3: Cergy and the Left Bank

So, the last couple of days have been quite eventful. What I thought was just my less than nice hotel room turned out to be a very smelly, dusty, mouldy room which meant I couldn’t sleep from coughing/wheezing and in … Continue reading

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Paris Day 1: Entertaining encounters…

I arrived in Paris today and things have proved ‘interesting’ pretty much from the start… Having negotiated through Charles-de-Galle airport (which seems to be a ridiculously complicated task!) I got the RER into Gare du Nord. Shortly after the doors … Continue reading

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Paris Fellowship

Having just got back to Plymouth after my first couple of days at Keele University, I will be heading to Paris tomorrow for four weeks as a visiting fellow at Université de Cergy-Pontoise to work with Damien Masson (who I’m collaborating … Continue reading

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