FIAT/IFTAAnnual conference
WarsawOctober 13 2016
• A 12-years transdisciplinary research program• To study the construction and evolution of
memory after the November 13, 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris
• Based on the collection and analysis of testimonies
• To understand the articulation between individual and collective memory
The program
People living in or present in the targeted neighborhoods
Two or three remote French cities, such as Caen and Metz
People directly exposed to the attacks
• Collection and analysis of 1,000 testimonies of people exposed to or concerned by the terrorist attacks:
1st Circle: 2nd Circle:3rd Circle:4th Circle:
Inhabitants of other boroughs and Parisian suburbs
A longitudinal study
A cohort of 1,000 individuals will be filmed 4 times at preset intervals.
A longitudinal study
T = Testimonies
13 November 2015 End of program
Transdisciplinarity
• 3 open questions (about what happened; individual experience during the events; interpretation of the events) / semi-directive
• Emotional memory / directive with short answers
Filmed Interviews
• Sociological and biographical identification• Memory of the event (conditions in which they learned
about the event and the memory of the event itself)
Off camera Interviews
Individual interviews
T = Testimonies
13 November 2015 End of program
• 3 waves over 5 years
REMEMBERA biomedical study
• 180 individuals sampled from the cohort of 1,000
Caen
People living or present in the targeted neighborhood
People directly exposed to the attacks120
individuals
60 individuals
REMEMBERA biomedical study
1st Circle :2nd Circle: X4th Circle:
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REMEMBERProtocol
• A biomedical research on the cerebral, cognitive and psychopathological impact of the attacks
• Main goals: to determine the repercussions of PTSD on cerebral functions and to identify the predictive markers of PTSD evolution
• 120 individuals from the first circle (exposed group) and 60 individuals of Caen from the 4th circle (control group)
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REMEMBERProtocol
• A 6 years long longitudinal study (T1-T3)• At each time:
• Thorough psychological evaluation, especially focused on PTSD – 2 subgroup within the exposed group : with/without PTSD
• Battery of neuropsychological tests notably targeting executive functions, memory and social cognition
• Functional and anatomical MRI (activation-rest)• Tests are spread over 2 days (with 1 or 2 overnights stays)• Protocol conducted by Inserm Unit U1077 (Caen)
• Public health epidemiological investigation carried by Santé Publique France, in partnership with 13-11: Etude Santé Publique post-Attentats (ESPA)
• Study through Web questionnaires• Public: victims , relatives, witnesses and first-aiders• Objectives: assessment of psycho-traumatic impact; assessment
of the frequency of use of Care Devices• Goals:
• to provide people with information on psychological trauma and existing management systems;
• to provide decision makers with useful information on improving care device
ESPA 13-Novembre
Traumatic events
Collective memory
Individual memory
• How does traumatic remembering evolve into individual memory and collective memory?
• How do great collective narratives feed individual memory?
• How does a traumatic event alter brain structures and functioning?
• Can we predict the development of post-traumatic stress and resilience through brain markers?
• What was the effective assistance to and care management for the wounded and what are the improvements proposed?
• What is the influence of modern media on the construction of individual memory and collective memory?
• Etc.
Research questions
Recording
Long term
archiving
Available for
research
Ina in the program
• June-mid October• 90 days of interviews with 3 studios recording in parallel (up to 4)
• All circles• Based in Paris region at Ina headquarters
Ina
• May-October • 8 days in Caen • 12 days in Metz with 2 studios
• 10 days in Montpellier with 2 studios
• 2 weeks planned for other targeted groups in Ivry (ECPAD headquarters)
• Circles 4 and 1
ECPAD
Specific issuefor production
• Studios were specifically equipped with similar plans to have all interviews shot the same way
• Strong attention is paid to the welcoming and care of the persons while they are here
Persons should feel comfortable though this is a sensitive subject
Persons will be asked to come back several time to be interviewed again
A dedicated organisation
Producer Location # of ITV # of hours Average length
Ina Bry 462 872:43:43 1:53:20ECPAD Caen 116 56:29:53 0:29:13ECPAD Metz 79 73:38:18 0:55:56ECPAD Saint Denis 14 23:19:05 1:39:56TOTAL 671 1026:10:59 01:31:46
Files archived 10-10-2016
Key figures
Files archiving process
Footage in HDXDCAM (50Mb/s)
Editing
ITW in HD XDCAM50
Ingest and transcoding and temporary secured
storage
Long term archiving on LTO tapesITW in HDXDCAM50
Audio files in WAV or FLAC
Lab for transcription
Browsing files in MP4
Secured storage only accessible for researchers
Footage in HDXDCAM (50Mb/s)
Secured database used for the programme
Exports sent to Ina with specific fields
Mapping and transcoding / use of descriptors
Metadata imported in Ina database
Metadata exported in Research programme database
PARXXXXBrowsing files on dedicated server at Ina premises (BnF)
Handling metadata
WHY
Sensitive informati
on
Protection of
privacyResearch protocol
Protecting confidentiality
HOW
CORE-database
with restricted access
Use of unique
identifier
Legal framewo
rk
« Disconnected » archiving
Protecting confidentiality
Administrative partner Scientific partners
Program stakeholders
• Sociologie – UMR 8070 Cerlis - Paris (Centre de recherche sur les liens sociaux)
• Sociologie et Science politique – UMR 8209 CESSP – Paris (Centre Européen de Sociologie et de Science Politique)
• Droit – UMR 6262 Iode – Rennes 1 (Institut de l’Ouest – Droit et Europe)
• Neuropsychologie – U 1077 - Caen (Neuropsychologie et neuroanatomie fonctionnelle de la mémoire humaine)
• Neuropsychiatrie – U 1061 – Montpellier
• Mathématique et Digital Studies – UPS 3611 – Paris (Institut des Systèmes Complexes – Paris-Île-de-France)
• Sciences de la communication – EA 3476 – Lorraine (Centre de recherche sur les médiations)
• Textométrie – UMR 7320 – Sophia-Antipolis (Bases, Corpus, Langages)
Labs
Partnership
Supports