8th Annual Work in Progress Seminar Series - Understanding Cultural Diversity

The eighth annual Work in Progress in the Social Studies seminars (WIPSS) kick off on Wednesday 18 February, 6 - 7.30p.m. in Gateway Building, Room 104, University of Malta. The seminars are convened by lecturers in the Mediterranean Institute, Faculty of Education and Faculty of Arts - Dr Vicki Ann Cremona, Dr Paul Clough, Dr Carmelo Vassallo, Professor Peter Mayo and Dr Mark Falzon. The public is cordially invited.

This year, most of the seminars and symposia are on the theme Understanding Cultural Diversity. The growing cultural diversity of the Maltese Islands is explored through papers on asylum seekers, 'illegals', and immigrants. There will be papers on gayness, the international dimensions of cultural intolerance after September 11, and the possibilities of Catholic-Muslim dialogue. Other speakers discuss ritual, Maltese identity, and art.

WIPSS gives researchers the chance to get feedback in an informal atmosphere. It acts as a forum for dialogue between the university and the community.

Get more information from the Communciations Office, University of Malta. E-mail: comms@um.edu.mt

PROGRAMME

18 Feb Ruth Farrugia 
Law, University of Malta
Asylum Seekers in Transit - the Maltese Experience
Venue: Rm 104, Gateway Building,
University of Malta
25 Feb Carmel Cassar 
History, University of Malta
The Cultural Roots of Maltese Identity - Christian Myths and Social Memory of a Mediterranean Frontier Society
Venue: Rm 104, Gateway Building,
University of Malta
3 Mar Fr Pierre Grech Maguerat
Ms. Marcia Grima
Dr Leo Bencini
Symposium: Refugees, `Illegals`, and Immigrants in Malta
Venue: LT1, Erin Serracino Inglott Hall,
University of Malta
10 Mar Dr Paul Clough 
Anthropology, University of Malta
Why Catholicism can Understand Islam - Reflexive Anthropology and Religious Awareness
Venue: Rm 104, Gateway Building,
University of Malta
17 Mar  James Laidlaw 
Anthropology, University of Cambridge
Ritualisation and the Anthropology of Sacrifice
Venue: LT1, Erin Serracino Inglott Hall,
University of Malta
24 Mar Ivan Callus 
English, University of Malta
"Philosophy in a Time of Terror": The Theoretical Humanities after September 11
Venue: Rm 104, Gateway Building,
University of Malta
1 Apr Robert Mizzi 
Queer Peace International
Unravelling Queerness in Social Research
Venue: Rm 156, Gateway Building,
University of Malta
21 Apr Adrian Grima 
Maltese, University of Malta
"Despite her dark skin, her face was attractive": Suppressing Identities in an Enlightened Malta
Venue: Rm 104, Gateway Building,
University of Malta
28 Apr Roundtable Session
Articulating the Klandestini Experience - Literary and Refugee Voices
Venue: Rm 122, Mediterranean Institute
University of Malta (behind HSBC Bldg.)
5 May Isabelle Borg 
Art, University of Malta
Art in Ireland Today
Venue: Rm 104, Gateway Building,
University of Malta

CONVENORS:

Dr. Paul Clough (Mediterranean Institute)
Dr. Vicki Ann Cremona (Mediterranean Institute)
Dr. Mark-Anthony Falzon (Faculty of Arts)
Professor Peter Mayo (Faculty of Education)
Dr. Carmelo Vassallo (Mediterranean Institute)
 

12/02/04