I have strong views about my hometown’s reputation, the drabness of the place, and people’s opinions about it. In this post I draw upon a PhD thesis written by Dr Sharon Attard De Giovanni, in which she conducts fieldwork in my town, observing and interviewing Primary school children.
Category: Marsa
Roaming Marsa
It’s extremely hard to retain a positive attitude when you live in a town like Marsa. There is an overwhelming sense of dereliction and abandonment that make it feel more like a ghost town than anything else. Small flocks of Marsin gather on Saturday mornings around the bar on Marsa Road, and at the Football…
Of planes, prose, and polo – more curiosities about Marsa
Since the last blog post I wrote about my town, I’ve managed to research and learn much more about Marsa’s history. Thanks to the help of L-Għaqda Storika u Kulturali Marsa, and to the fascinatingly interesting articles in their biannual gazette Il-Folju, I discovered a new side to my town, and some new characters too….
Marsa – the historic town Maltese history forgot
My town has been in the news for all the wrong reasons lately, and it has garnered quite a rough reputation over the years – culminating in a web of criminal activity. Yet my town, Marsa, has been a historic centre of activity since earliest times, and it has a very colourful story which includes…
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