CANCELLED - Tunisia, After the Revolution and Now - Talk by award-winning Lina Ben Mhenni

With regrets we are forced to cancel this event due to illness.

Lina Ben Mhenni is a Tunisian activist and human rights defender. Described as one of the "bravest bloggers in the world" and winning awards such as the El Mundo Journalism Prize, her page 'A Tunisian Girl' focuses on the incomplete state of Tunisia's revolution and campaigns for continuous democratic reforms in all spheres. She began reporting on what was happening as soon as the unrest began in December 2010, telling the world what was happening during the turbulence of the Tunisian revolution. 

Talk organised by the Malta Sociological Association and the Department of Sociology, University of Malta

Date: Tuesday 12 November 2019

Time: 6.30 - 8.00pm

Venue: Old Humanities Building, Room 212, University of Malta, Msida

Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/482262142381206/

Film Night and Public Lecture: Visibility of the Invisible - Social Exclusion and Access

Organised by the Malta Sociological Association and the Department of Sociology, University of Malta

Friday 29 November, 6-8pm

Faculty of Arts Library, University of Malta, Msida.
Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/3346120725428753/

Projection of movies:

IT HAS STARTED (14:30)

Authors: Dalibor Vuckovic & Ljiljana Cumura 

Production: Center „Living Upright“, Novi Sad

Serbia, 2005

An emotional story showing the process of art and music workshop held in 2005 with youngsters with combine disabilities from Daily Care of Center for Cerebral Palsy South Backa district Novi Sad, Serbia. 

FLYING HIGH (12:26)

Author: Mariana Economu
Production: Cerebral Palsy Greece

Greece, 2004

The film presents a creative experience of artistic combination (theater, dance, music, story-telling, drawing) in the work with artists with disabilities on different projects from 1995-2002. There are no limits when art acts. 

Public lecture:

VISIBILITY OF THE INVISIBLE – SOCIAL EXCLUSION AND ACCESS

Quest speaker: Ms. Ljiljana Cumura

Ljiljana Cumura is a master in sociology, researcher and youth worker. Her expertise and research focuses are on sociology, methodology of teaching, disability politics, youth & community studies, participatory action research methodology, integration and migration. She implemented more than hundred projects and researches all over the Europe. Some of them are recognized as examples of good practice and are present in numerous scientific journals. Ljiljana holds ten awards for great impact in journalism, education, intercultural learning, music, documentary film, youth work, victimology and social welfare. She is visiting lecturer on VCC Academy Poland/CPS Academy Serbia for module “Project Management and EU Funds” and active member of Malta Sociological Association. 

Call for Abstracts: Exploring Postgender

In some societies, gender-neutral terms are gaining influence, in the attempt towards ensuring that gender is not used as a means of blocking individuals from fulfilling their personal freedom, choices and opportunities in life. Postgendered theory claims that the removal of binary gender is liberatory and allows for a more inclusive society.

The aim of this conference is to create a space for a discussion and exploration of postgenderism and its effects on society. WIPSS and MSA invite contributions on related themes such as:

- Is Postgenderism the future of human society?
- Is a postgendered society the way forward for gender equality?
- What is a postgendered society?
- Does Postgenderism redefine what is human?

The conference is organised by Work in Progress Seminar Series and the Malta Sociological Association. It will take place on Saturday 14th March in Valletta (venue to be announced in due course).

Please submit your abstracts by 6 January 2020 to:michael.briguglio@um.edu.mt

Join the Malta Sociological Association!

Sociologists and/or other social scientists, that is, persons with a recognized qualification in the field of social science, as well as tertiary level students of sociology and/or other social sciences are eligible for membership. MSA is a registered voluntary organisation in Malta (VO 1323)

Please click here to fill-in the Application for Membership Form or fill in form below or email maltasociologicalassociation@gmail.com for more information.

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Annual General Meeting - Malta Sociological Association

The Annual General Meeting of the Malta Sociological Association will be held on Wednesday 13th February 2019 at 17.30, at Volunteer Centre, 181, Melita Street, Valletta. The meeting is open to paid members of the MSA and those interested in joining the MSA. The agenda of the AGM is attached.

Members may renew their membership before the start of the meeting.

Members are requested to send resolutions on maltasociologicalassociation@gmail.com to be discussed during the AGM (statute attached).

Nominations for specific positions on the Executive Committee may be sent to maltasociologicalassociation@gmail.com and addressed to the Secretary. The subject of the email should be: Nominations MSA Committee. Nominations will be received between the 1st and the 10th February 2019. Only members of the MSA may submit a nomination for the Executive Committee.

The positions that need to be filled are the following:

Chairperson

Vice-Chairperson

Secretary

Treasurer

Public Relations Officer

Events Coordinator

Outreach Officer Secondary Schools

Outreach Officer Post-Secondary

Outreach Officer Tertiary

Regards

Jude Cauchi

MSA Secretary

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