Josephine Burden

About Josephine Burden

is a writer and traveller now based in Valletta. Her background is in Community Cultural Development as an academic and practitioner. She now wonders about that. Her recent publications include Washing up in Malta (2012, 2014), Songs for a Blind Date (2013) and Middle Sea Dreaming: Short Stories on a Long Journey (Pending).

What Post-Pandemic Normality Means to the Streets of Valletta

June 4, 2020 by Josephine Burden Leave a Comment

During the pandemic, we have been forced to prioritise our private domestic spaces. Will the ‘new normality’ bring the return of the old normal: the prioritisation of commercial private spaces over common spaces and interests?

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Valletta and Our Common Good: Beyond the Pale

February 3, 2019 by Josephine Burden Leave a Comment

Outside the walls of the city ‘by and for gentlemen’ lies a boundary space where ordinary people have more say in shaping the way we share the commons. The Grand Harbour edge of Valletta outside the walls has not yet succumbed to commercial exploitation.

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Valletta and Our Common Good: Biċċerija, Valletta Design Cluster

January 20, 2019 by Josephine Burden Leave a Comment

Unlike Is-Suq, immediate neighbours of Valletta Design Cluster appear to be on-side and look forward to the proposed open access roof garden and possibility of finding artists on their doorsteps.

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Valletta and Our Common Good: City Lounge vs Residents’ Resistance

January 6, 2019 by Josephine Burden 1 Comment

For well over a year, City Lounge has abused our common good in order to increase their own commercial activity. However, citizens have not become used to the realization that one of our fellows is abusing the common good for their own enrichment.

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Valletta and Our Common Good: MUŻA

December 21, 2018 by Josephine Burden Leave a Comment

Sandro Debono talked about the significance of story in curating and of community engagement. I’m hopeful that MUŻA will enable a legacy of community engagement through pedestrian access that the University and Is-Suq alike have been unable to realize.

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