‘Radio LAP’: Recontextualizing Social Issues in a Transdisciplinary Critical Pedagogic Event

Abstract

This chapter presents the analysis of particular ‘Radio LAP’ pedagogical events. Radio LAP is a 90-minute-long radio program broadcast on Radio Libertaire, the self-managed radio of the French Anarchist Federation going on air at 6 pm every two weeks on Thursday. This program’s creation is a transdisciplinary activity in which students from any age group can voluntarily enroll in for the whole school year. The topics dealt with in the show are issues of concern for the students, who also share news about their daily educational practices in LAP. The discussion of this activity is going to facilitate the reader’s understanding of the recontextualization of different discourses in a potentially critical media discourse. It is recognized by LAP as a pedagogical event as it is one of the available ‘projects’ for the students (taking place every Thursday afternoon). In short, participation in running the radio is seen as a pedagogical event that allows students to make full use of their creativity and freedom in the production and organization of the weekly programs.