The Renewal of Storytelling in Quebec, Brazil and France: Similarities and New Perspectives for the Sociology of Orality
This article ponders over the revival of storytelling as a social object and as oral performance. It intends to restructure the storytelling world, providing insights both into our way of collectively experiencing the social world and the many challenges linked to the transformation of this narrative practice and know-how. Indeed, the trend towards the professionalization of this art form is deeply reshaping shared experiences and socio-political issues. This article aims to redefine the sociological perspectives of storytelling, as a creative and collective voice in order to grasp the specificities of places, practices and trends that contribute to characterizing this art form renewal in Quebec, Brazil and France. This approach provides sociology with a fresh outlook, examining oral performance and public speaking in these three countries.