Opening debate — On the need to tell stories

Espace Julien, 39 Cours Julien

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