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Category Archives: Culture
Nov 7 2014
Fatos Lubonja: Albania’s PM Edi Rama ‘makes a better façade’
Leave a commentAlbanian writer Fatos Lubonja has been defined by journalist Andrew Gumbel as “the closest thing Albania has to an intellectual conscience: a former political prisoner, publisher, writer and activist who has never been afraid to offer his frank opinions, even … Continue reading
Posted by: November 7, 2014
Tagged with: corruption, Edi Rama, Fatos Lubonja, Istros Books, pyramid schemes, The False Apocalypse
Sep 2 2014
The EU should set explicit press freedom requirements for candidate countries
Leave a comment“If the EU is to maintain its stellar performance on freedom of expression, it should insist that candidate countries specifically demonstrate adherence to basic standards regarding press freedom laws and practices”, argues Freedom House’s Jennifer Dunham. Seven of the eight candidate or … Continue reading
Posted by: September 2, 2014
Tagged with: candidate countries, European Union, Freedom House, Jennifer Dunham, media control, media freedom, press freedom
May 15 2014
Match-making across enemy lines
Leave a commentThe anthropologist Armanda Hysa researched 13 cases (out of an esteemed 350) of unlikely couples: Serbian husbands and Albanian wives living in the largely rural Sandžak region, in Southern Serbia. “When the existence of a traditional family faces the danger … Continue reading
Posted by: May 15, 2014
Tagged with: Albania, anthropology, Armanda Hysa, Buđevo, ethnic conflict, field work, Kušići, marriages, mixed marriages, patriarchy, research, Sandzak, Serbia, Sjenica, Tena Prelec, weddings
Feb 4 2014
Ruritania in Brussels: Balkan stereotypes in the Age of Austerity
Leave a commentVesna Goldsworthy, Professor in English Literature and Creative Writing at Kingston University and accomplished author, has been LSEE’s first guest speaker in the academic year 2013/14, presenting on “Ruritania in Brussels, Evzones in the Eurozone: Balkan Stereotypes in the Age of Austerity. Her book “Inventing … Continue reading
Posted by: February 4, 2014
Tagged with: Austerity, Balkans, Brussels, entertainment industry, literature, Ruritania, Vesna Goldsworthy