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beauxdrillard

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    Kurdistan, Iraq
  • Application Season
    2019 Fall
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    poet and critical theory hopeful

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  1. I'm well aware of the downsides of the European Graduate School and I'm not thrilled about the idea of forking out the money for such a short time (and what I would imagine is a more or less absent structure outside of the pricey summer camp in the mountains). If, theoretically, money were not a concern, would it still be unadvisable to pursue a master's at EGS? I am primarily a poet and creative writer with an MFA but I'm currently wanting to pursue a PhD in philosophy/critical theory with interest in language theory, digital studies, affect theory, blah blah all the good interesting stuff -- the problem is that I don't know exactly what I want to study, and sort of realized I probably need to get a Master's to *feel* prepared to apply to a reputable PhD program. Another thing to note is that I'd prefer to do my MA and PhD somewhere in Europe (like France, Italy, Germany, Netherlands, Denmark or anywhere that will fund me that isn't the US). I have no idea if I could be successful in an application to a European PhD program with a MFA in Poetry -- any clue?! Relevant personal detail re: EGS being a fit or not is that I recently moved to Kurdistan and I'd prefer to stay here until 2020, so the idea of finishing a Master's without having to relocate or start my MA in 2020....I'm getting fucking old. However, a concern is that the limited contact/time of EGS would not actually help me in my aim to focus my interests. That said, I have ample time in my current work/life situation to read/write/self-study (not a lot going on in the mountains of Kurdistan...at least these particular mountains). And I'd hope that being enrolled in an MA would help me focus and direct my efforts. I've already plumbed the limits of my friends and family who have some knowledge of academia, so I'm sorry to outsource my decision making inputs, but it's the modern way. I'd be super grateful for any input -- I'm a bit of a newb.
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