Abstract
This article examines domination, resistance, and identity on Réunion Island through the lens of Radio FreeDom, a local unfiltered radio station. On FreeDom, residents of the French overseas department can call in directly to the on-air hosts at any time to discuss any subject live on the radio. With nearly 30% of the population tuning in and participating in dialogue all day, the station is often coined the “voice of Réunion.” In 1991, the government shutdown FreeDom, triggering protests among the most violent in the island’s history. This article considers the legacy of these events in conversation with the radio’s contemporary role in Réunionese society to show how FreeDom transcends binary categorizations of domination and resistance, bringing questions of identity, region, and nation into disarray.
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