Should Sam rap or play the violin? The ambiguities of preparing the underprivileged for Sciences Po in Paris
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2933428 |
|---|---|
| Authors | William Poulin-Deltour (Middlebury College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 305-322 |
| Publication date | 2013-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Contemporary French Civilization (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0147-9156 • E-ISSN: 2044-396X |
| Publisher | Liverpool University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3828/cfc.2013.15 |
| OpenAlex | W2046486964 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
Sciences Po's Conventions d'éducation prioritaire (CEP) are one of France's only programs of discrimination positive in elite higher education. Through an ethnographic study of a workshop preparing applicants from a suburb just outside of Paris to participate in the program, I reveal a double bind shared by all participants - teachers and students alike. Should CEP candidates demonstrate that they have gone beyond the sociocultural limitations of coming from a tough banlieue to deserve a spot at Sciences Po? Or should they play up those very same limitations to emphasize the diversité they would be bringing with them to the institution? Rather than denounce Sciences Po for its inconsistencies in representing the CEP, I hope to show that these incongruities, most especially those having to do with ethno-racial origin, are the result of current socio-ideoligical restrictions in France where Republicanism and universalism remain hegemonic
Art · Elite · Ethnography · Ethnology · Humanities · Political science · Sociology · Universalism · Anthropology · Education, sociology, and vocational training · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy · Global Educational Policies and Reforms · Law
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |