Tag: Albania
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On Albanian Identity in the 21st Century
Image created for free using the Wordcloud Generator on Monekeylearn. Happy Independence Day fellow Albanians (and friends). This is a different kind of post – in the sense that it is not just my opinions. Although to be transparent, it is still based on my interpretations of varying opinions. Earlier this month, I polled my […]
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“Professionalism” in academia.
Hi, it’s been a while. I have been on a bit of a social media hiatus – nothing super drastic of course… I still need a dose of memes every now and then. But for the sake of my mental health, I have decided to unplug a little. It’s been really good for me actually. […]
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Living in perpetual liminality – LGBTQ+ Rights in today’s Albania.
Liminality is a concept that intrigues the anthropologist. It has been the topic of much anthropological and social research in the last 100 or so years. It was first explored extensively by the European ethnographer Arnold van Gennep when he proposed the three stages of the rite of passage; separation, marginalization, and aggregation (van Gennep […]
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1939 – Why the destruction of Albania’s National Theater is more than just the loss of another building.
Today is a dark day in Albanian history. For over a two years now a war has been waging in regards to the National Theater of Albania, located in the heart of Tirana. Today at 4 am in the morning, it was torn down. In the cloak of darkness – maybe in a bid to […]
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A brief history of Albania, Kosova, the geopolitics that created them, and why this matters today.
A lot of people are fascinated with Albania and Kosova. This is good for me because when I write grant applications to fund my research there, my proposal instantly becomes “mysterious” and “intriguing.” Yep, there’s nothing more appealing to a grant committee than these small, predominantly Muslim countries in the Balkan peninsula, with their long […]
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An update from your friendly neighborhood Albanian Archaeologist
Well, dear friends. Your friendly neighborhood Albanian archaeologist has gone a bit MIA of late. Why so, you may ask? Life – more specifically, life in academia. This is more a note to check in than a proper post. Check-in with who exactly I’m not sure, but if you’re reading this; Hi, I’m letting you […]
The Albanian Archaeologist 