ABSTRACT

One of the most interesting aspects of Paris is its level of multiculturalism. Cities like New York and London are often considered among the most diverse, but Paris has been host to broad streams of immigration from the turn of the twentieth century onwards. Graduate students each had to conduct a major fieldwork-oriented project each year, which required them to move outside of their comfort zones and spend significant time doing hands-on research for a project. For doctoral students, the fieldwork component was greater yet. The famous tobacconists of Paris are places where one could traditionally buy cigarettes, cigars, and pipe tobacco but also magazines, stamps, lottery tickets, phone sim cards, newspapers, coffee, drinks, and light refreshments. The famous tobacconists of Paris are places where one could traditionally buy cigarettes, cigars, and pipe tobacco but also magazines, stamps, lottery tickets, phone sim cards, newspapers, coffee, drinks, and light refreshments.