Research events
Face to Face
from April 1, 2026 to April 3, 2026
Research events
Published on March 30, 2026– Updated on April 1, 2026
(In)visibility of experience narratives by institutions
Venue: Médiathèque du patrimoine et de la photographie 11 rue du Séminaire de Conflans 94 220 Charenton-le-Pont Maison de la recherche en SHS Annie Ernaux 33 boulevard du port 95000 Cergy
Conference organised by Anne Marie Petitjean, Héritage research center, François Germinet and Charles Autheman
This symposium, organized by the laboratory “Heritages”, aims to bring together practice analysis and critical studies with an epistemological focus on the relationship between institutions and narratives that raise invisible experiences to the public's attention. Based on the question: ‘Do institutions pay sufficient attention to the narratives that
constitute us?’, the aim is to gather narrative initiatives from different contexts and to analyze how they relate to institutions (writing workshops in training courses, narrative medicine programs, narrative clinics, registers of grievances, published stories of exile or workplace abuse, etc.). Beyond challenging established norms or frameworks, do they allow
us to rethink the role assigned to schools or universities, hospitals, political or legal structures? The conference will bring together presentations and round tables involving researchers, scholars, professionals from institutions and community leaders.
More info
This symposium, organized by the laboratory “Heritages”, aims to bring together practice analysis and critical studies with an epistemological focus on the relationship between institutions and narratives that raise invisible experiences to the public's attention. Based on the question: ‘Do institutions pay sufficient attention to the narratives that
constitute us?’, the aim is to gather narrative initiatives from different contexts and to analyze how they relate to institutions (writing workshops in training courses, narrative medicine programs, narrative clinics, registers of grievances, published stories of exile or workplace abuse, etc.). Beyond challenging established norms or frameworks, do they allow
us to rethink the role assigned to schools or universities, hospitals, political or legal structures? The conference will bring together presentations and round tables involving researchers, scholars, professionals from institutions and community leaders.
More info
