Narratives of space

Creating a narrative or story can be a powerful tool for making visible urban exclusion and opening up opportunities for change. But a story can be told in many ways: how reality is represented depends on the information gathered, as much as on the storyteller’s perspective and agenda. To produce narratives that bear witness to people’s life experiences, it is important to consider one’s own position in relation to the story and to shift power to those in focus so they can decide how their stories are told and used.