The School of Research's Gift Guide for the Holiday Season

As 2025 draws to a close, Sciences Po's School of Research asked five PhD students and its dean, Dina Waked, to reveal their favourite Books, movies, music to gift this holiday season.

A detailed look at their selections:

Dina Waked, Dean of the School of Research

• Album As much as it takes by Faraj Suleiman,
• Book Orientalism by Edward W. Said,
• Book Culture and Imperialism by Edward W. Said,
• Film Soundtrack to a Coup d'État by Johan Grimonprez.

Jeteesha Foollee, PhD student in economics

• Album Remember me by Annega,
• Book La nuit au cœur by Nathacha Appanah,
• Film Simone, le voyage du siècle by Olivier Dahan.

Zoé Jan, PhD student in sociology

• Album Ibn El Leil by Mashrou' Leila,
• Book Le Maître et Marguerite by Elena Sergeevna Boulgakova and Mikhail Boulgakov,
• Film La Cité de Dieu by Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund.

Tiphaine Lours, PhD student in history

• Album From the Pyre by The Last Dinner Party,
• Book Une saga moscovite by Vassili Axionov,
• Show The Knick Season 1, by Jack Amiel and Michael Begler, directed by Steven Soderbergh.

Dan Sanaren, PhD student in political science

• Album Flowers From Exile by Rome,
• Book Alamut by Vladimir Bartol,
• Film Le Quatrième Mur by David Oelhoffen.

Qiandai Wang, PhD student in law

• Album 1999 by Cassius,
• Book Pyromania by Simon Dalby,
• Film To Live by Zhang Yimou.