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SUMMARY:Dwelling in Time: Everyday Life and the Past in Contemporary Birgu
DESCRIPTION:Dwelling in Time: Everyday Life and the Past in Contemporary Birgu\nSpeaker: Dr Rachael Scicluna\nLanguage: English\nAbstract:\nThis lecture explores the meshwork of history-making through local knowledge and the lived experiences of the Vittorjożani of Birgu. It examines how histories emerge through the interplay of generational knowledge and lived experience\, suggesting that the contemporary cannot be separated from either the past or the future. \nThe future is not merely a destination or an outcome\, but already participates in the present through intergenerational expectations\, decisions and relationships. Rather than conceiving of time as a succession of discrete moments\, the lecture understands time as a flow in and through everyday life\, as people inhabit the world\, engage with others and interact with their surroundings. Through these encounters\, historical trajectories are continually interpreted\, negotiated and recreated. \nKnowledge\, in this sense\, is co-produced through everyday practices of engagement\, shaped by the experiences of previous generations and the possibilities of those yet to come. The contemporary thus becomes a meaningful\, strategic and creative engagement with generational histories. \nKinship\, family\, financial astuteness\, politics\, religion\, values and home become threads woven into the present as people navigate the world\, not simply moving across it from one point to another\, but dwelling within the temporal and social relations that give it meaning. \nEntrance is free but registration is required. \nAbout the Speaker:\nDr Rachael Scicluna is an academic and applied urban anthropologist with over 18 years of experience in research\, policy\, and community-focused initiatives across Europe. Her work focuses on home\, housing\, social infrastructure\, and urban neighbourhoods\, with a strong commitment to advancing inclusive and evidence-based social policy for underrepresented communities and the government. \nBridging academia and practice\, she specialises in translating research into policy recommendations grounded in lived realities and international best practices. In Malta\, her notable contributions include involvement in the development of the Rent Law (2020)\, the Sustainable Communities\, Housing for Tomorrow Policy (2020)\, and the government’s first social map in her role as Chairperson of the Guardian of Future Generations. \nRachael has published widely in peer-reviewed journals and with leading academic publishers. She is the author of *Home and Sexuality: The Other Side of the Kitchen* (Palgrave Macmillan\, 2017)\, co-editor of *Gender and Sexuality at Home* (Bloomsbury Publishing\, 2017)\, and co-author of *Shared Housing\, Shared Lives* (Routledge\, 2018). \nOther Information:\n\nOnce registration is confirmed\, there is no need to print your ticket(s).\nThe lecture will last approximately one hour\, including time for questions and discussion\, and will be followed by light refreshments.\nSeating is limited and allocated on a first-come\, first-served basis. Registered attendees will be admitted first\, while walk-ins without a booking may be admitted subject to space available on the day.\nWe kindly encourage attendees to arrive in good time. The lecture hall will open for seating 15 minutes before the scheduled start time.\nIf you have registered but are no longer able to attend\, we kindly ask that you cancel your booking or let us know as soon as possible. We do our utmost to keep our lectures and events free\, and this helps us manage attendance and plan seating and refreshments appropriately.\nLift access is not available for this event and the lecture hall is accessible by staircase only (2 floors). We regret that this may prevent some visitors from attending the lecture.\nPlease note that this event will be photographed and video recorded for media\, documentation and promotional purposes\, including press releases\, social media and web content\, reports\, publications and other printed materials. If you do not wish to appear in photographs or video recordings taken during the event\, please speak to a member of our photography or filming team on the day.\n\nThis lecture forms part of the Notarial Archives Foundation’s 2026–2027 Lecture Series\, kindly sponsored by The Alfred Mizzi Foundation.
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LOCATION:Notarial Archives Foundation\, 217\, St Paul Street\, Valletta\, VLT 1227\, Malta
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