
Anti-racist, feminist and writer Maryse Condé's legacy
A graphic novel illustrated by Benoit Guillaume
Moderator: Rokhaya Diallo
With Alice Diop (director) and Felisa Vergara Reynolds (professor of French literature, University of Illinois)
With the participation of Caroline Chenu, in charge of research and collections at Mucem.
On the occasion of the anniversary of her birth and almost 2 years after her death, Les Procès du siècle revisits the figure of Maryse Condé, with whom the Mucem had the honor of building the event “Les amitiés de Maryse Condé” in November 2022.
In her works, the author—who first encountered racism upon arriving in Paris to study after growing up in Pointe-à-Pitre—has consistently addressed slavery, colonialism, migration, exile, racism, and championing women’s freedom and strength in the fight against oppression. Like Tituba, the heroine of her famous novel *I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem*—a young Black woman born as a result of her mother’s rape by an Englishman on a ship bound for Barbados.
A committed and inspiring writer, how does her legacy live on through a new generation of artists and intellectuals?
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Le Procès du siècle, délibérations citoyennes !
Comment parler des bouleversements récents qui touchent nos vies, nos sociétés, notre environnement ? Que disent-ils de notre rapport au temps et à l’espace ? Comment nous situons-nous aujourd’hui au cœur du monde et du vivant ? Quelles mutations, quelles révolutions sont à espérer ou à craindre ?
Le Procès du siècle appelle à la barre plaignants, accusés, témoins et avocats. Il en appelle avant tout à ses jurés, les citoyens.
Saison 3
Les Procès du siècle — Luttes en partage
La saison 3 des Procès du siècle en podcast
Une série de rencontres imaginée et produite par le Mucem en collaboration avec Grégoire Ingold.
Un podcast produit et réalisé par Copie Carbone et illustré par Benoît Guillaume
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Les Procès du siècle — Oser l'utopie
Cette quatrième saison des Procès du siècle propose d’explorer les utopies concrètes et réelles, les nouveaux modèles à inventer pour avancer vers plus de démocratie, plus d’écologie, plus de solidarité.
Pour vivre mieux, ensemble.
Cette saison 4 parlera d’éducation, de soin, de numérique, d’économie, d’architecture, d’agriculture, de circulations, de respect, de consentement, d’intelligence artificielle, des arbres et des oiseaux. Nous essaierons même parfois d’en rire.

Saison 2
Les procès du siècle — Féminismes, genres, minorités.
Une série de rencontres imaginée et produite par le Mucem.
Réunissant témoins, spécialistes et pièces à conviction, Les Procès du siècle ouvrent un espace d’échanges citoyens.
Après une première saison consacrée aux questions environnementales, cette deuxième saison est dédiée aux minorités dominées, et à leurs manières de s’exprimer, de résister, de revendiquer leurs droits.
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DiscoverAt the crossroads of debate, theater and judicial investigation, this space for citizen deliberation examines the struggles that are shaking up our contemporary societies, bringing together witnesses, specialists and exhibits.
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In season 4, we’ll be talking about education, care, digital technology, the economy, architecture, agriculture, traffic, respect, consent, artificial intelligence, trees and birds. Sometimes, we’ll even try to laugh about it.
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DiscoverWhat if we all questioned the struggles, issues and shortcomings of our contemporary societies in the form of a real-life mock trial involving experts, witnesses and exhibits from the Mucem collections?
This fifth season of Trials of the Century invites us to act in the face of the urgencies of a sick world tempted to turn back the clock: how can we avoid sinking into catastrophism? How can we warn without becoming tense? How can we work together to design a desirable, sustainable future? Be indignant, denounce, inform, gather, legislate, plan, celebrate, think, imagine, educate, love… where’s the future?Moderated by Rokhaya Diallo, Nora Hamadi, Thomas Legrand, Paloma Moritz, François Saltiel.
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DiscoverHow can we talk about the recent upheavals affecting our lives, our societies and our environment? What do they say about our relationship with time and space? How do we situate ourselves today at the heart of the world and living things? What mutations, what revolutions are to be hoped for or feared?
The Trial of the Century calls to the stand plaintiffs, defendants, witnesses and lawyers. Above all, it calls on its jurors, the public.

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