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

Any space for heritage in the future?

Any space for heritage in the future? Out of habit we may think of our heritage as something which has preceded us. Education and tourism campaigns, addressing our children and tourists, less so young or older adults, and when they do, relying on inane posters that evoke nostalgia and rarely reflection, keep telling us so.… Continue reading Any space for heritage in the future?

Freedom of cultural expression

This short piece on freedom of cultural expression was reported in The Times of Malta. https://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20180516/opinion/Year-of-living-dangerously-Karsten-Xuereb.679166 In 1869 John Stuart Mill adopted a utilitarian approach to the problem of authority versus liberty. In On Liberty he argued that the individual has the right to self-expression as long as they did not harm other individuals. Furthermore,… Continue reading Freedom of cultural expression