While Joker depicts the anti-capitalist rebellion as merely an aesthetic dead-end event, led by a madman on a killing spree, Parasite constructs a figure of the working class that does not attempt a rebellion when crushed by the system.
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?
Valletta: A Capital of Whose Culture? a tribute to my favourite city
Valletta does not lack culture of its own. On the contrary, it has plenty of it—the little mundane rituals of “hello” and “how are you”, the feasts, the relationships between the people whom Valletta comforts and makes feel at home.
12 Articles That Captured The Essence Of 2017
Some of these must-reads will make you laugh, some will challenge your perceptions of the world and others – encourage you to question the status quo.
Ħamalli And Non-Ħamalli: A Tale Of Two Public Spheres
Why we dismiss experiences of people whose tastes and behavior do not fit the accepted norms.
