METISS seminar, workshop session 5: «Radio Dock».»

Some information about the annual «MEthodes créaTIves dans la recherche en Sciences humaines et Sociales» (METISS) seminar:

In September 2024, a an interdisciplinary group of research support engineers and teacher-researchers affiliated to three units: MESOPOLHIS, IREMAM and URMIS-Nice, The METISS seminar, «MEthodes créaTIves dans la recherche en Sciences humaines et SocialeS» (Creative methods in research in the humanities and social sciences), was born. This gave rise to the METISS seminar, «MEthodes créaTIves dans la recherche en Sciences humaines et SocialeS» (creative methods in research in the humanities and social sciences), the aim of which was to share a culture of enquiry that goes beyond a practice centred on interviews or questionnaires, using photography, research based on listening and sound immersion, sensitive or alternative cartography, comic strips and fanzines, and the performing arts (non-exhaustive list). These investigative practices, which are partly linked to artistic practices (in English we speak of an «arts-based method», Leavy 2015; Moralli, 2024), both bear witness to and contribute to a 'creative turn' (Hawkins, 2015; Houdard-Merot, 2024; Guinard, Guitard, 2022) and also to a reflexive and ethical turn in research in the humanities and social sciences.  What contribution do these methods make to research and, more generally, to the production of knowledge? How do they compare with more traditional approaches? What are their advantages and limitations? 

These are the questions and reflections that drive our meetings: they are based on a shared desire to looking behind the scenes of research, This does not mean using ready-made recipes that can be applied to any situation or context. Another original feature of these meetings is that they allow for breathing space, giving participants time to explain their approach and to talk about an investigation that is not yet complete or that is in the process of being carried out. In response to these initial questions, the METISS seminar meetings constitute a place of exchange particularly fertile around these methodologies, the cross-fertilisation of practices between researchers from different disciplines and artists, as well as ethical and epistemological reflections.

The METISS seminar focuses on plenary sessions (half-day or full-day study sessions) for introductory methodological workshops and reflective workshops.

Some sessions are organised in partnership with the MERS seminar : https://ecrituresmig.hypotheses.org/.  

Organising Committee :

Anne Tricot, Sylvie Chiousse, Constance de Gourcy, Aline Chamahian, Jean-Baptiste Bertrand, MESOPOLHIS - UMR 7064, Aix-Marseille-Université, CNRS and Sciences Po Aix.

Sarah Andrieu, Francesca Sirna, URMIS Nice - UMR 205, Université de Paris and Université Nice Côte d'Azur, IRD, CNRS.

Saïd Belguidoum, Vanessa Guéno, IREMAM - UMR 7310, Aix-Marseille-Université and CNRS.

Maria Elena Buslacchi, Elisa Ullauri-Llore, Observatoire des publics et des pratiques de la culture and MESOPOLHIS.

Illustration : Émilie David, MESOPOLHIS.

Communication : Péroline Rouillard and Vanina Beauchamps-Assali, MESOPOLHIS.

Find out more :

METISS sessions take place at Aix-en-Provence (MMSH or Campus Schuman) and Marseille (locations to be defined). The format of the meetings (with the exception of the face-to-face introductory methodological workshops) is also in hybrid mode. Registration is free but compulsory. To register and obtain the video link, please contact: Anne Tricot (anne.tricot[at]univ-amu.fr) and/or Sylvie Chiousse (sylvie.chiousse[at]univ-amu.fr).

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Monday 17 to Friday 21 November 2025 | Ecole Supérieure d'Art d'Aix en Provence

Full workshop.

Workshop in collaboration with Peter Sinclair (Aix-en-Provence School of Art and UMR PRISM), Cedric Parizot (UMR IREMAM) and Amélie Perrot (Radio France producer).

The Radio-Dock workshop focuses on documentary-style radio production. It will be hosted by radio producer Amélie Perrot (France Culture) and accompanied by the sound workshop and Locus Sonus Vitae teams.

It is organised in collaboration with IREMAM, MESOPOLHIS, URMIS Nice and Mmsh (Maison méditerranéenne des sciences humaines et sociales) and is aimed at AMU teacher-researchers, CNRS researchers and AMU master's and doctoral students, as well as ESAAIX students and doctoral candidates. (Full workshop).

This information can be found on the antiAtlas of borders.

In partnership with the MERs seminar coordinated by Melissa Blanchard, Emeline Zougbede, Oriane Sebillote, Caterina Giusa, exchanges will continue on Saturday 22 November 2025 : more info here.

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Next METISS meeting:

• Session 6: «Sensitive collections and multimodal approaches». Session in association with Axis 2 «Migrations and mobilities» and the MESOPOLHIS doctoral students' workshop (Wednesday 10 December, PAF room and room 102, Mmsh).