Hannah Cassar 
In late 2022, the government of Malta’s launched a website dedicated to the project, https://project.green/, which until the date of submission of this essay remains largely bare and void of a concrete 7 year plan – leaving much to be desired in the construction of a ‘planned process of social change’.
Orientalism (Said, 1978) and the ideas it showcases has been an important text in revolutionising certain concepts and etching out certain key concepts in the social sciences and literary studies. The aim of this short essay is to discuss different case studies assimilating aspects of Said’s literary piece and applying it to post-colonial examples. Foucault’s … Read more
For people to have good repute, to have honour and shame, they must be loyal and honest (Pitt-Rivers,1997). That being said, this proposed moral code of behaviour does not apply to all and sundry in the same way, to the point where honour and shame are “no longer synonymous” (Pitt-Rivers, 1997, pp.20).
The Mediterranean is often characterised by the label ‘traditional’ which is why it is an ideal location from which this concept can be examined.
In a post-colonial, western setting, public nakedness has been associated with dirt, insanity, immorality and as a state of deviance (Masquelier, 2005).
States use political heroes and glorify their sacrifices because it reinforces ethnic and national identity.
In a world where the concept of gender and its associated roles have transformed into topics of contention, does it make sense to employ structural models to explain such a complex reality?
Anthropology is increasingly promoting the notion migration should be focused on the journey undertaken by people for thousands of years.
Since humans are alive, it follows that culture is alive and thus, going through an never-ending process of adaptation.
