https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/34186 2026-04-11T11:30:27Z 2026-04-11T11:30:27Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/19360 2017-05-24T01:19:47Z 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Knight of cups [film review] Abstract: An artist often works to break down the boundaries of a medium. The artist’s only tools are personal vision, an unrelenting belief in their work, and the need to convey it to an audience. Then again, an artist must also understand that the shock-value of their work might not only lie in the artistic content but in the manner in which they technically attempt to rewrite the rules, regulating their mode of expression. Today’s cinema is focused on the spectacular, from the competitive use of special effects to weak plots meant for sheer entertainment. And yet, the cinematic medium has so much more to offer and to express.

2016-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/19359 2025-08-26T10:27:47Z 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Maltese cultural participation : what do the people want? Editors: Duca, Edward Abstract: Malta is rich in culture—that is a fact beyond contention – and whose vast range of cultural activities attract different people with varied interests. But how does this fit in the context of Valletta being the European Capital of Culture (ECoC) in 2018? Before delving into the many questions that surround this, one needs to perhaps address what we understand by the term ‘culture’ – are we talking about traditions or art? Cultural participation in Malta is often believed to be low, and a Eurobarometer survey carried out in 2013 confirmed that the Maltese are among the least active participants in culture in Europe. However, culture is not something that can be given a clear-cut definition. The term can refer to anything from art exhibitions to the more popular, traditional festi (feasts). Such feasts are not taken into consideration by many surveys like the Eurobarometer.

2016-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/19358 2022-07-07T10:22:02Z 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Blood, genes & you Abstract: Over the course of nine months, an entire human body is sculpted from a few cells into a baby. The blueprint is the information written into our DNA. But what happens if there is a mistake in these blueprints? Decades worth of research carried out in Malta and abroad have aimed to understand how these errors lead to a disease common in Malta and prevalent worldwide. Scott Wilcockson talks to Dr Joseph Borg (Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Malta) to find out more.

2016-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/19357 2022-03-02T07:19:51Z 2016-04-01T00:00:00Z

Title: The hidden history of the Maltese genome Abstract: By reading someone’s DNA one can tell how likely they are to develop a disease or whether they are related to the person sitting next to them. By reading a nation’s DNA one can understand why a population is more likely to develop a disease or how a population came to exist. Scott Wilcockson talks to Prof. Alex Felice, Dr Joseph Borg, and Clint Mizzi (University of Malta) about their latest project that aims to sequence the Maltese genome and what it might reveal about the origins and health of the Maltese people.

2016-04-01T00:00:00Z