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University—the Ivory Tower is Part of Society, Not Removed from It

April 16, 2018 by The IotL Magazine Leave a Comment

Universities and especially the humanities, whose use for job markets and economic growth tends to be called into question, are often asked to justify their existence and their use of tax payers’ money for seemingly non-useful endeavours. How about turning the argument around?

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Filed Under: Education & Opportunity, More Isles of the Left Tagged With: academia, neoliberalism, universities

The Prince and the Pauper

April 13, 2018 by The IotL Magazine Leave a Comment

Why I don’t care about the royal baby. Not. A. Tiny. Bit.

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Filed Under: More Isles of the Left, Voices Tagged With: inequality

What Does it Mean to Be a Foreigner in Malta?

April 12, 2018 by Raisa Galea 5 Comments

Although they are uniformly referred to as “foreigners”, foreign nationals receive contrasting treatment, depending on their social status and nationality. [Read more…] about What Does it Mean to Be a Foreigner in Malta?

Filed Under: More Isles of the Left, Society & Politics Tagged With: expats, foreigners, inequality, migrants, migration, refugees

Machines for the Evasion of Moral Responsibility

April 11, 2018 by The IotL Magazine Leave a Comment

Algorithms as technical entities also function as the symbolic base of an ideology that abets thoughtlessness and facilitates the evasion of responsibility. [Read more…] about Machines for the Evasion of Moral Responsibility

Filed Under: #Technology Matters, More Isles of the Left Tagged With: algorithms, responsibility, social media

To Ban or Not to Ban: is That the Question?

April 10, 2018 by The IotL Magazine 2 Comments

Another referendum on Spring hunting will not resolve Malta’s top conservation conflict. [Read more…] about To Ban or Not to Ban: is That the Question?

Filed Under: Environment, More Isles of the Left Tagged With: nature conservation, spring hunting

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