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Culture & society

Essays on public memory, art, cultural politics, society and Albanian and European realities.

13 pieces

28 Sept 2026 · 4 min read

Culture in the Blind Spot: Why the Balkans Remain Off GEMA’s Radar.

An essay on the asymmetry of copyright administration between Germany and the Balkans, the fiduciary duties of collecting societies, and the material survival of creators.

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Culture in the Blind Spot: Why the Balkans Remain Off GEMA’s Radar.

Flamingos & Heroes

Kosovo Outside Eurovision: Geneva’s “Customs Gates”.

Quo Vadis, Intellectual? The Paradox of the Guardians of Tirana’s Mosaic and the Gender Equality Law.

To Have or Not to Have a Law: That Is Not the Question!

Hitler, Too, Declared May Day a “National Day of Labour”.

The Art of Apologizing: When Umberto Eco “Amused Himself” with Our Belated Inflation of Apologies.

“You Don’t Talk to Communists!” 24 February 1991 — The Killing of Artan Lenja.

“Oh, You Killed Me!” The Unopened Files.

Our Collective Memory — No More Qofte by the Train.

“A Mass for Peace” in Memory of the Victims of the War in Kosovo —

I Believe Breastfeeding Is One of Nature’s Most Beautiful Masterplans

Letter from the Editorial Office — Hermann Hesse