{"id":1397,"date":"2025-09-16T12:32:54","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T10:32:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rorqual.studio\/?p=1397"},"modified":"2025-11-04T20:51:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T19:51:16","slug":"mecanique-du-fait-divers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rorqual.studio\/en\/mecanique-du-fait-divers\/","title":{"rendered":"A book that deciphers the mechanics of miscellaneous news"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00ab\u00a0M\u00e9canique du fait divers : histoires singuli\u00e8res, \u00e9motions collectives<\/a>\u00a0\u00bb by B\u00e9r\u00e9nice Mariau, published by MkF \u00e9ditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why are we so fascinated by miscellaneous news?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A special double issue of Society magazine on Xavier Dupont de Ligonn\u00e8s, a Netflix series about the little Gr\u00e9gory case, countless podcasts on the Jubillar trial... miscellaneous news make headlines and multiply across all media platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A regular guest on numerous television shows and frequently interviewed in the media to analyze the phenomenon (Radio France<\/a>, RFI<\/a>\u2026), B\u00e9r\u00e9nice Mariau precisely dissects the mechanisms that govern these seemingly trivial events. Whether amplified by the media, instrumentalized for political purposes, or genuinely highlighting the dysfunctions of our society, miscellaneous news invariably touch on universal themes: fear, injustice, violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Far from being mere minor information relegated to filler pages, these stories play a fundamental role in our collective understanding. They influence our perception of society, shape our emotions, and reveal the political and social dynamics at work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The aim here is not to pass judgment on the production and consumption of these stories, but rather to better understand what they awaken in us and why they possess a certain power of attraction or repulsion.<\/p>– B\u00e9r\u00e9nice Mariau<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The extraordinary within the ordinary<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

What makes miscellaneous news so captivating is precisely their ability to bring the extraordinary into the heart of everyday life. They offer us unique perspectives on the paradoxes of our human condition, confronting us with what we would sometimes prefer to ignore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This book pushes us to think differently about these stories that, ultimately, say a great deal about ourselves and the world we live in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you would like to purchase this book, we invite you to go directly to the MkF \u00e9ditions website<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As miscellaneous news become increasingly present in our daily lives, whether through the media or in the films, series, podcasts and documentaries we consume, this book sheds light on these singular stories that provoke collective emotions.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1659,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1397","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rorqual.studio\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1397","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rorqual.studio\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rorqual.studio\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rorqual.studio\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rorqual.studio\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1397"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/rorqual.studio\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1397\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1829,"href":"https:\/\/rorqual.studio\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1397\/revisions\/1829"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rorqual.studio\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1659"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rorqual.studio\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rorqual.studio\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1397"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rorqual.studio\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}