Recent developments in Malta’s economy and society are facilitating the emergence of a new—individualistic—work culture. Solidarity with fellow workers is being replaced by status awareness, individualism and prioritising of promotion prospects.
Malta’s Language Puzzle: Malti vs English
Malta’s language question has been a subject of an ongoing debate for over a century. Today, our native tongue might be appropriated for some sinister purposes. How can we support the use of the Maltese language while not letting it become a tool of xenophobia and racial exclusion?
[LISTEN] Maltija / Maltese
A poem by Nadia Mifsud, read by Maria Theuma.
“Ix-Xemx Tibki Xortiha fuq Spallet Is-Sema”
Poeżija ta’ Josef Borg.
Unmarked Graves and a Marble Knot: Memory and Migration in Malta
The fact that deaths in the Mediterranean and the suffering of people migrating have been regular news items for years should not lead to a normalisation of this situation.
Repubblika Immakulata: a Blunt Portrayal of Malta’s Sorry State
Contrary to what many want to make us believe, this republic is far from immaculate. Acknowledging this might help us resist the dirtier among us.
Daphne Caruana Galizia’s Contested Memorial: the Battle of Two Nationalisms
The core issue that underpins the conflict in Great Siege Square is whether the memory of the slain journalist can claim a place on the emblem of nationhood and whether she can be considered as part of the Maltese nation at all. It is the meaning of ‘the nation’ and who deserves to define it […]
