As part of its presidency of the Council of Europe, Malta recently hosted an international seminar highlighting its growing role in the Cultural Routes, a programme that connects heritage, tourism and cultural cooperation across the continent. Held in Birgu on October 29-30, the event was organised by the Ministry for Culture, Lands and Local Government… Continue reading Cultural Routes in Europe & the Mediterranean
Author: karstenxuereb7
Karsten Xuereb read for a PhD in cultural relations in the Mediterranean at the Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Tarragona (2012) and an M.A. in European Cultural Policy and Management at the University of Warwick (2005) as a Chevening Scholar. He is a member of various networks and since December 2020 is part of the World Heritage Nomination Project addressing UNESCO sites at the Maltese ministry for culture in Valletta.
Academy on Cultural and Natural Sites as Drivers of Sustainability and Global Citizenship,
Thanks to 2025 Academy on Cultural and Natural Sites as Drivers of Sustainability and Global Citizenship, Fondazione Santagata, the Phoenicians’ Route and GAL Sulcis recently brought together a diverse, European group of cultural practitioners in Sardinia. The focus was clear: heritage is not just about the past. It is a living force that can shape… Continue reading Academy on Cultural and Natural Sites as Drivers of Sustainability and Global Citizenship,
Il-Fenek u l-Fekruna fuq Campus 103.7
Matul is-sajf tal-2025 Dr Karsten Xuereb ser ikun qed jitkellem ma’ Dr Anthony Pace dwar kif, fi kliem L.P. Hartley, l-imgħoddi hija art barranija, fejn jagħmlu l-affarijiet b’mod differenti minna, nies tal-preżent. Din it-tema jaqbadha l-istudjuż tal-kultura u s-soċjetà il-Professur David Lowenthal, li jnebbaħ lil din is-sensiela fit-tiftix tagħha ta’ kif, bħala nies kontemporanji, nissieltu… Continue reading Il-Fenek u l-Fekruna fuq Campus 103.7
Beyond the Brochure: Rethinking Tourism for a Sustainable Malta
In the last twenty years, sustainability has risked becoming a cliché in tourism discourse. It appears in policy documents, most recently Envision 2025, promotional campaigns and stakeholder meetings. Yet, for all its ubiquity, the term has often been debased to mere rhetoric — well-meaning, when not conniving, and hollow. In Malta, whose growing economy and… Continue reading Beyond the Brochure: Rethinking Tourism for a Sustainable Malta
Ħarsa kritika lejn il-politika kulturali f’Malta b’rabta ma’ għeluq l-20 sena sħubija fl-Unjoni Ewropea
Din il-ktiba tikkonsidra r-relazzjoni bejn Malta u l-Unjoni Ewropea (UE) fil-qasam tal-politika kulturali. Id-deskrizzjoni tal-iżviluppi f’ dir-relazzjoni tiffoka fuq aspetti tal-politika, tal-governanza, tal-ippjanar, kif ukoll tat-taħriġ u tal-iffinanzjar ta’ proġetti u proċessi ta’ kollaborazzjoni. In-narrattiva tpoġġi f’kuntest kronoloġiku mumenti ewlenin li ser jitqiesu bħala s-sisien ta’ żviluppi aktar reċenti, b’mod partikolari dawk li seħħew mis-sħubija… Continue reading Ħarsa kritika lejn il-politika kulturali f’Malta b’rabta ma’ għeluq l-20 sena sħubija fl-Unjoni Ewropea
Remembering Joseph S. Nye
This article remembers Joseph S. Nye and his important contribution to cultural diplomacy.
Arti Party contemporary art radio podcast
In a 2024 collaboration with Campus 103.7, the University of Malta radio station, and Unfinished Art Space, I interviewed contemporary artists and curators who have worked with Unfinished Art Space over the past few years, covering practices and methodologies such as community art practice, inter-disciplinarity, art in public space, archival practice, poetics, and sound. This… Continue reading Arti Party contemporary art radio podcast
20 Years of EU membership & cultural policy in Malta
This link leads you to the Paper Series launched by the Institute for European Studies at the University of Malta to mark two decades of EU membership by Malta, and my paper in particular: Informing and Implementing European Cultural Policy: Citizenship, Society and Subsidiarity in Malta. The full conference programme and paper series are accessible… Continue reading 20 Years of EU membership & cultural policy in Malta
Radio interview with Maltese writers in a Mediterranean context
This link leads you to a recording, in Maltese, aired on the radio station of the University of Malta, Campus 103.7, with two local writers, Rachelle Deguara and Jean Paul Borg. We address writing, travel and volunteering as part of the work of the Maltese cultural association Inizjamed. The programme features as the 10th in… Continue reading Radio interview with Maltese writers in a Mediterranean context
Shot in Malta
The politics of the film industry since independence The full chapter is available here: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781032640464-15/shot-malta-karsten-xuereb On the centenary of foreign film production in Malta in 2022, this chapter looks at the development of the film industry in Malta under different political administrations since the 1960s. Over a number of decades, the importance of this industry,… Continue reading Shot in Malta
Cultural Policy 