Ideal stories
French sociologist Émile Durkheim made the profound argument that it is a community’s shared stories that defined a society; quite literally the stories constructed society. We are the stories we tell ourselves. What does your story look like? PICTURE: Denise Jans/Unsplash It follows, if you want to change society, change your meta-story. It’s quite profound […]
Big stories
Why are we not as unified as we seemed in the past? What is your ‘big story’? PICTURE: Samantha Sophia/Unsplash French sociologist Émile Durkheim argued it is a community’s shared overarching stories that defined a society; quite literally the stories constructed society. If we all have the same story – The Exodus, Dreamtime or Easter […]