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Student's Sociology Association
Annual Sociological Conference
7th December 2013
!First Session
Dar l-Ewropa
254, St Paul Street
Valletta
9.30 till 10.45
Chair: Dr. Michael Briguglio
Speakers
Tal Maidani
Living with Disability:A sociological inquiry of the lived experiences of adults who grew up in
exceptional families.
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Rachel Cutajar
Do Students Experience Discrimination at the University of
Malta?: A Tentative Study.
Vanessa Demanuele
Cultural events in contemporary Malta; the dynamics, experience and communities
involved in such events.
Christian Vella
The narratives of older gay men: The Intersection of Sexual Identity with Age
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Refreshments will be served
!Second Session
11.15 till 12.30
Chair: Dr. Gillian Martin
Speakers
Dr. Michael Briguglio
EU Accession and Civil Society Empowerment – the case of Maltese ENGOs
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Anne Marie Apap
Environmental issues in political discourse A case study of selected printed media prior
to the 2013 general election in Malta
Karen Tanti
Vegetarianism and Social Class in Malta: Are They Intrinsically Linked?
Natalie Grima
Locating the ‘Arab Spring’: Lived Experiences of Contemporary Politics among Arabs
in Malta
!Keynote Speaker
12.30 till 13.00
Prof. Peter Mayo
Migration and Racism: A Southern European Perspective
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