Radio Campus France investigates ‘Islamo-leftism’
Listening to some members of the French government, right-wing opposition parties, and some media, it would seem that "Islamo-leftism" is a big t threat to French society. But is it true or is it a false accusation used to discredit a political community?
In this radio essay for Get the Trolls Out!, Radio Campus Tours tries to understand where the concept of Islamo-leftism comes from, as it is used in many political and partisan communications. The programme includes several interviews with researchers, including:
- Maboula Soumahoro: Lecturer at the University of Tours, member of the laboratory of cultural and discursive interactions, member of the circle of Afro-American studies and the diaspora of Paris;
- Juliette Grange: Associate Professor of Philosophy, Doctor in Modern Philosophy at the University of Tours, and researcher for the laboratory of cultural and discursive interactions;
- Julien Giry, Doctor in Political Science, qualified as a lecturer in political science, sociology and information and communication sciences, member of the ANR VIJIE programme for the verification of information in journalism on the Internet and in the public space.
This radio programme was produced by Mélissa P. Wyckhuyse, journalist at Radio Campus Tours, and is available at Radio Campus France and on SoundCloud.
Radio Campus France
Radio Campus Tours is a community radio station broadcasting on 99.5 FM in Touraine and via web. It’s committed to local social and cultural news, the student world, musical discoveries, sound documentaries and radio workshops.
Radio Campus Tours is part of Radio Campus France-IASTAR, the national network of youth radio stations for student initiatives in France. As young, curious and independent media, the Campus Radios broadcast on FM and on the web through 29 radio stations in 30 cities in France. The Campus Radio stations reach a population of about 22 million people - including more than 1,200,000 students - and are the first to be launched in France. Every year, the federation carries out a large number of collective or shared projects in the fields of music, cinema, literature, new technologies, sound creation, information and representation to institutions.
Far from being compartmentalized media, Campus Radios address different audiences: students, young people aged 15 to 35, consumers of culture, cultural and academic actors, and specialized listeners. More generally, Campus Radios concern all urban, citizen, mobile and curious audiences. The natural proximity established between Campus Radios and their listeners allows for loyalty, participation and accessibility.
