Interviews

Interview with Marc Crépon

On the occasion of the commemorations of the ten years of the attacks of November 13, 2015, the philosopher Marc Crépon offers in this interview an in-depth reflection on how philosophy can contribute to the thinking of terrorism, its effects on our societies and on collective memory.

Marc Crépon is a French philosopher, director of research at the CNRS and former head of the philosophy department of the ENS. His work focuses on the issue of violence, languages and communities in French and German traditions.

This video is part of an intellectual perspective approach, aimed at fuelling public debate and recalling the role of philosophy in understanding historical events.

Interview with Thomas

In the context of the commemorations of the ten years of November 13, 2015, we had the opportunity to interview Thomas, rescued from the Bataclan. A few weeks earlier, he had donated a pair of shoes he was wearing on the evening of the attack to the Museum's prefiguration mission.

Today, Thomas shares his feelings as we approach these commemorations and explains why he chose to make this donation to the MMT.

Interview with Véronique MaiTrot

In the context of the commemorations of the ten years of November 13, 2015, we had the opportunity to interview Véronique Maitrot, mother of Claire Maitrot Tapprest, victim of the Bataclan.

Today, Véronique Maitrot shares his feelings as we approach these commemorations, as the mother of a victim.

Interview with Chief Pfeifer

In this video that closes this format, we gave the floor to Joseph W. Pfeifer, the first chief firefighter in New York to enter the North Tower of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.

In this exchange he goes back to the way he lived this day, from his first intervention point of view, and draws parallels between the French and American relief services.