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Papers by Bernard Cauchi
University of Malta. Faculty of Education, 2014
In this essay, I will be recollecting and engaging with significant bits and pieces of the ubiqui... more In this essay, I will be recollecting and engaging with significant bits and pieces of the ubiquitous ‘globalization’ hegemonic narrative, analyzing its key features, its spatial and temporal underpinnings, the events which brought it and the changes it brought about, mainly in relation to the nation-state. In a second moment, mirroring the first take on the dominant narrative, I shall go through an ‘imaginary’ re-narration of the globalization story, a story of the others, made up of resistances, struggles, movements, re-focusing on the relationship between globalization and education in the process.
In this essay, I shall be indirectly reflecting on the labours of the present Labour Party in gov... more In this essay, I shall be indirectly reflecting on the labours of the present Labour Party in government by looking at another historical moment with which to compare and contrast. Mine will be a look out for the ‘benefits of hindsight’, or an ‘archaeological rewind’ to the 1970s in which the 'same' political party came to power. In particular, I shall be focusing on the development discourse which underpinned the 1970s administrations’ efforts to shift the national economy towards a sustained programme of industrialisation, and an increase of the tourism industry and services; an economic discourse which was often portrayed as enveloped ‘in a socialist nation’s journey towards freedom from colonial shackles.’ This decolonization effort, which often assumed mythical proportions, together with its contemporary critical portrayal of the development paradigm as a product of a new imperialism of a Eurocentric capitalist centre emerging from the peripheries, prompts me to seek in...
Journal of Mediterranean Studies, 2003
This paper deals with the role of museums as sites of cultural politics. The focus is exclusively... more This paper deals with the role of museums as sites of cultural politics. The focus is exclusively on one specific museum, namely the National Maritime Museum located in the maritime city of Birgu in the south of Malta. It provides a chronicle of events leading to the establishment of the museum, a detailed account of the permanent exhibition housed within the building, background information regarding the surrounding localities and an account of views, deriving from taped interviews with key informants from the area, regarding the relationship between the museum and its surrounding communities. Whose voice/s does the museum represent and celebrate and which relevant voices are overlooked? These questions are examined within the context of power-knowledge relations. The paper concludes with a discussion concerning the museum’s potential in furnishing visitors with a decolonising space for cultural contestation and renewal.
Introduction 1. A contextual analysis: Malta, a country of migrants African immigration to Malta ... more Introduction 1. A contextual analysis: Malta, a country of migrants African immigration to Malta Detention 2. The Catholic Church in the picture 3. A History 4. Culture 11
This publication has been produced with the assistance of the European Union. The content of this... more This publication has been produced with the assistance of the European Union. The content of this publication is the sole responsibility of the authors and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the European Union. ... Copyright © 2010 First Published in 2010 by The e-...
This publication has been produced with the assistance of the European Union. The content of this... more This publication has been produced with the assistance of the European Union. The content of this publication is the sole responsibility of the authors and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the European Union. ... Copyright © 2010 First Published in 2010 by The e-...
In this essay, I focussed on the development discourse which underpinned the 1970s administration... more In this essay, I focussed on the development discourse which underpinned the 1970s administrations’ efforts to shift the national economy towards a sustained programme of
industrialisation, and an increase of the tourism industry and services; an economic discourse which was often portrayed as enveloped ‘in a socialist nation’s journey towards freedom from colonial shackles.’ This decolonization effort, which often assumed mythical proportions, together with its contemporary critical portrayal of the development paradigm as a product of a new imperialism of a Eurocentric capitalist centre emerging from the peripheries, prompts me to seek insights within a post-colonial interpretative framework.
In this essay, I will be recollecting and engaging with significant bits and pieces of the ubiqui... more In this essay, I will be recollecting and engaging with significant bits and pieces of the ubiquitous ‘globalization’ hegemonic narrative, analyzing its key features, its spatial and temporal underpinnings, the events which brought it and the changes it brought about, mainly in relation to the nation-state. In a second moment, mirroring the first take on the dominant narrative, I shall go through an ‘imaginary’ re-narration of the globalization story, a story of the others, made up of resistances, struggles, movements, re-focusing on the relationship between globalization and education in the process.
Journal of Mediterranean …, Jan 1, 2003
University of Malta. Faculty of Education, 2014
In this essay, I will be recollecting and engaging with significant bits and pieces of the ubiqui... more In this essay, I will be recollecting and engaging with significant bits and pieces of the ubiquitous ‘globalization’ hegemonic narrative, analyzing its key features, its spatial and temporal underpinnings, the events which brought it and the changes it brought about, mainly in relation to the nation-state. In a second moment, mirroring the first take on the dominant narrative, I shall go through an ‘imaginary’ re-narration of the globalization story, a story of the others, made up of resistances, struggles, movements, re-focusing on the relationship between globalization and education in the process.
In this essay, I shall be indirectly reflecting on the labours of the present Labour Party in gov... more In this essay, I shall be indirectly reflecting on the labours of the present Labour Party in government by looking at another historical moment with which to compare and contrast. Mine will be a look out for the ‘benefits of hindsight’, or an ‘archaeological rewind’ to the 1970s in which the 'same' political party came to power. In particular, I shall be focusing on the development discourse which underpinned the 1970s administrations’ efforts to shift the national economy towards a sustained programme of industrialisation, and an increase of the tourism industry and services; an economic discourse which was often portrayed as enveloped ‘in a socialist nation’s journey towards freedom from colonial shackles.’ This decolonization effort, which often assumed mythical proportions, together with its contemporary critical portrayal of the development paradigm as a product of a new imperialism of a Eurocentric capitalist centre emerging from the peripheries, prompts me to seek in...
Journal of Mediterranean Studies, 2003
This paper deals with the role of museums as sites of cultural politics. The focus is exclusively... more This paper deals with the role of museums as sites of cultural politics. The focus is exclusively on one specific museum, namely the National Maritime Museum located in the maritime city of Birgu in the south of Malta. It provides a chronicle of events leading to the establishment of the museum, a detailed account of the permanent exhibition housed within the building, background information regarding the surrounding localities and an account of views, deriving from taped interviews with key informants from the area, regarding the relationship between the museum and its surrounding communities. Whose voice/s does the museum represent and celebrate and which relevant voices are overlooked? These questions are examined within the context of power-knowledge relations. The paper concludes with a discussion concerning the museum’s potential in furnishing visitors with a decolonising space for cultural contestation and renewal.
Introduction 1. A contextual analysis: Malta, a country of migrants African immigration to Malta ... more Introduction 1. A contextual analysis: Malta, a country of migrants African immigration to Malta Detention 2. The Catholic Church in the picture 3. A History 4. Culture 11
This publication has been produced with the assistance of the European Union. The content of this... more This publication has been produced with the assistance of the European Union. The content of this publication is the sole responsibility of the authors and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the European Union. ... Copyright © 2010 First Published in 2010 by The e-...
This publication has been produced with the assistance of the European Union. The content of this... more This publication has been produced with the assistance of the European Union. The content of this publication is the sole responsibility of the authors and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the European Union. ... Copyright © 2010 First Published in 2010 by The e-...
In this essay, I focussed on the development discourse which underpinned the 1970s administration... more In this essay, I focussed on the development discourse which underpinned the 1970s administrations’ efforts to shift the national economy towards a sustained programme of
industrialisation, and an increase of the tourism industry and services; an economic discourse which was often portrayed as enveloped ‘in a socialist nation’s journey towards freedom from colonial shackles.’ This decolonization effort, which often assumed mythical proportions, together with its contemporary critical portrayal of the development paradigm as a product of a new imperialism of a Eurocentric capitalist centre emerging from the peripheries, prompts me to seek insights within a post-colonial interpretative framework.
In this essay, I will be recollecting and engaging with significant bits and pieces of the ubiqui... more In this essay, I will be recollecting and engaging with significant bits and pieces of the ubiquitous ‘globalization’ hegemonic narrative, analyzing its key features, its spatial and temporal underpinnings, the events which brought it and the changes it brought about, mainly in relation to the nation-state. In a second moment, mirroring the first take on the dominant narrative, I shall go through an ‘imaginary’ re-narration of the globalization story, a story of the others, made up of resistances, struggles, movements, re-focusing on the relationship between globalization and education in the process.
Journal of Mediterranean …, Jan 1, 2003