Between 20 and 24 February 2024 I was invited to participate at the Third World Forum for the Culture of Just Peace organised by the Abdulaziz Saud Al-Babtain Cultural Foundation in Cairo held under the auspices of His Excellency President Abdel Fattah EI-Sisi, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, in collaboration with the Egyptian… Continue reading The Dialectics of Heritage & Modernization addressing Peace & Cultural Development in the Mediterranean
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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.
Let’s Agree to Disagree
The exhibition of the most recent and exciting artworks from Africa featured at the gallery curated by Christine X in Sliema provides us with the latest set of stories that by unfolding continuously, tell us more about people, journeys, explorations of self and diverse societies. We may heed the artists’ call, or challenge, to agree to disagree, but on this we’ll all be happy to settle – the show shouldn’t be missed.
Global cultural policy & heritage podcasts
Below is a full list of recent podcasts produced for the University of Malta radio station addressing global cultural policy & heritage matters Photo: Refugee Week Malta 2023
Ispirazzjoni u Esperimenti – intervista kulturali
Hawnhekk Angele Galea tintervistani dwar ir-riċerka kulturali u edukattivi tul il-karriera tiegħi fl-istudji dwar il-Mediterran.
Book review of Maltese translation of Maupassant’s Pierre et Jean
The Sunday Times of Malta link to the review of the translation into Maltese by Joe Pulè of Guy de Maupassant’s classic text is accessible here: https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/review-pierre-u-jean-bringing-home-complex-tale-family-drama.1067781
Albert Camus’s Meursault – A stranger to others, but true to oneself
I have just emerged from a tough read. One which is familiar and has infused the consciousness of many readers for many decades. It will claim another encounter before too much time passes. This is because the effect of the spirit summoned by Camus in 1942 L’Étranger eludes the modern Western, linear measurement of the… Continue reading Albert Camus’s Meursault – A stranger to others, but true to oneself
Arts-Based Interventions and Social Change in Europe
Andrea Kárpáti ed. Taylor & Francis, 18 Oct 2023 – Art – 254 pages This book presents 23 successful arts-based efforts to respond to social problems experienced by disadvantaged communities. The arts are a powerful means of fighting discrimination, marginalisation, neglect and even poverty. The educational programmes described in these chapters help stakeholders find solutions which are research-based, adaptable, repeatable… Continue reading Arts-Based Interventions and Social Change in Europe
Remembering European cultural cooperation
This brief piece on European cultural cooperation was published by The Sunday Times of Malta and is accessible at the link below.
Mediterranean narratives on University radio
L-ewwel Mediterran (The first Mediterranean) is the new summer weekly programme on Campus 103.7, the University of Malta radio station, produced and presented by Dr Karsten Xuereb. Every week, Dr Xuereb will seek inspiration from the works of the late Prof Sebastiano Tusa, former Superintendent for Underwater Cultural Heritage in Sicily, who sadly passed away in a… Continue reading Mediterranean narratives on University radio
Social Enterprise as a Vehicle for Cultural Tourism in Malta and Gozo
This paper first considers the development of the field of social enterprise in Europe and Malta. Secondly, it assesses the relevance of this concept to the practice of cultural tourism in Malta by applying international policy frameworks to local practice. Thirdly, it analyses the relation of social enterprise to sustainable development practices with a focus on cultural tourism in Malta and Gozo, the two main Maltese islands.
Cultural Policy 