Dear colleagues, Dear friends,

I am pleased to announce you my PhD viva voce examination in geography, entitled:

“Singing in China, theory and fieldwork in music geography – A Shanghai case study and singing during the covid-19 pandemic”.

It will be held in French, the 28th of November 2023 from 1:00 PM in Jean-Baptiste Duroselle’s room in La Sorbonne and by videoconference. The link will be available a few days before the viva.

The examiners are:
– Ms Sara Adhitya, Senior Research Fellow, University College of London
– Ms Manuelle Franck, Professeure des universités, Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales
– Ms Marie Gibert, Maîtresse de conférences, Université Paris Cité
– Mr Thierry Sanjuan, Professeur des universités, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (thesis supervisor)
– Ms Isabelle Thireau, Directrice d’études, École des hautes études en sciences sociales

Keywords: singing, music geography, socio-spatial dynamics, urban organisation and production, covid-19 pandemic, “online” fieldwork, political communication.

Best regards,

Sarah DEFOIN–MERLIN
Doctorante en géographie
UMR 8586 Prodig
Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne – UFR 08