Opening Debate — The Need to Tell Stories

Espace Julien, 39 Cours Julien

There are stories we tell, those we write, others we listen to. They are transmitted, gathered, woven and connected; they shape memories and identities, but can also divide. Some rely on facts, others take paths of fiction: all say something about our need to give form to reality. But who tells? Based on which facts, which silences, which memories? And what happens to a story when several narratives contest its truth? Since 2024, the Rencontres begin with a debate with Marseille…