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A Maltese-American remembers the dockyard and World War II

This Friday, May 7, at 6 pm, John B. Saliba, a 94-year-old Maltese-American who lives in New York, will be talking to anthropologist Michael Deguara in English about his time at the dockyard in the 1940s and his vivid memories of World War II. The talk is being hosted by the Oral Traditions project of the Department of Maltese at the University of Malta which is supported by the University s Research Fund and Klabb Kotba Maltin. Saliba, who is originally from Żabbar and now lives in New York, will share his experience of working in the Dockyard between 1941 and 1949, as well as memories from the Second World War. 

[LISTEN] The giants of Maltese literature given new life in treasure-trove of 120 soundfiles

[LISTEN] The giants of Maltese literature given new life in treasure-trove of 120 soundfiles Unique recordings dating back to 1951 of Rużar Briffa, Anton Buttigieg, Francis Ebejer, Mary Meylak and others talking about their work have been digitised by the University of Malta’s Department of Maltese 4 March 2021, 8:00am by Matthew Vella A collection of 120 recordings of talks and interviews, many of which have great historical value, have now been made fully available online. The collection includes interviews with major figures in the history of Maltese language and literature like Rużar Briffa, Anton Buttigieg, Ninu Cremona, Ġużè Diacono, Francis Ebejer, Dun Karm, Mary Meylak, Karmen Mikallef Buħaġar, Pawlu Montebello, Ġorġ Pisani, Pietru Pawl Saydon, Erin Serracino Inglott, Karmenu Vassallo, Kelinu Vella Haber, and George Zammit.

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