/library/oar/handle/123456789/3209 Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:10:05 GMT 2025-12-23T15:10:05Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/142040 Title: Il-għaqda fil-Maltin Abstract: L-għaqdiet tal-Malti mhumiex ftit. Insibu min jaħdem għall-poeżija, min jgħin biex jiġi ġġenerat il-materjal, min jorganizza xi festival, min jagħmel il-kommemorazzjonijiet, u min jiffoka fuq it-tradizzjonijiet. Leanne Ellul tħares lejn l-għaqdiet li jaħdmu għal xi qasam jew ieħor tal-Malti bl-appoġġ tal-ministeru għall-edukazzjoni u x-xogħol. Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT /library/oar/handle/123456789/142040 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/141958 Title: Outside my window : reflections on Malta's overdevelopment Abstract: It is early December. The first, to be precise. It is six in the morning, and I am holding a mug of lukewarm coffee in my right hand. Outside the sliding window, stationary metal structures obstruct the view of the valley. I am in my small apartment on the island of Malta, and despite the time of year, I am not feeling cold at all. I long for a cooler breeze. I wish to freeze a little. My tweed jacket has been hanging in the wardrobe for over a year, and I do not think I will be putting it on anytime soon. That jacket reminds me of the many spare buttons my mother has at home. The ones she got from the newsagent’s that has since disappeared, to make way for a huge apartment block. That shop was the definition of clutter. In each corner stood an eclectic collection of assorted items—pencils, cigarettes, cold drinks, newspapers, and sweets. [extract] Fri, 01 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT /library/oar/handle/123456789/141958 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/141948 Title: The reality of reliance : on literary organisations in Malta Abstract: In a country where language itself carries the weight of survival, Malta’s literary organisations work quietly yet relentlessly to keep words alive. Small, voluntary, and often precariously funded, these groups are not only shaping Malta’s literary landscape but also resisting a future where art is dismissed as unnecessary. Their work is fragile but vital, sustained by dedication and independence, more than certainty. Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT /library/oar/handle/123456789/141948 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/141947 Title: Il-morfoloġija tal-mewt : elementi suwed fin-novella "Roża" Authors: Ellul, Leanne Abstract: Il biża' mill-mewt imur lura snin twal u ħafna jqisuha bħala universali. L-antropologu Ernest Becker jgħid li "the idea of death, the fear of it, haunts the human animal like nothing else; it is the mainspring of human activity - activity designed largely to avoid the fatality of death, to overcome it by denying in some way that it is the final destiny for man". Tant hu hekk, li xi drabi sa nippruvaw ninnegozjaw mal-mewt. Eżempju ta' dan huwa l-proċess antik tal-mummifikazzjoni Eġizzjana; mhux biss proċess dokumentat fl-istorja imma metafora tar-rieda tal-bniedem li jsir immortali. Skont Kundu "Exchanging finitude for eternal life has been a dominant leitmotif in the literature of death. Tales of attempted immortality populate histories of ancient civilizations, particularly the Chinese and the Egyptian". Dawn il-ġrajjiet kbar, is-simboliżmi, il-miti u l-ħrejjef ikkaratterizzaw il-modi li bihom inġarrbu l-mewt, nimmaġinawha u nirrakkuntawha. [silta] Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT /library/oar/handle/123456789/141947 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z