Gorg Mallia
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Gorg Mallia is a communication
s academic, author and cartoonist
working on the island of Malta
(born November 9, 1957). He is a senior lecturer at the Centre for Communication Technology, University of Malta
.
He has a B.A.(Hons) in English Literature and an M.A. in Communications, both from the University of Malta, and a Ph.D in Instructional Technology, from the University of Sheffield
, UK. He specialises in Print and Presentation Media, Personal Communications and Branding, and Instructional Design and Technology (particularly Transfer of Learning).
As an author, Gorg Mallia has produced mostly children's books, which he has also illustrated. His "Pullu" series for very young children is very popular in Malta and has introduced countless children to reading in Maltese
. He has also written two collections of experimental short stories for adults. He was editor of the comics
series "Avventura" ("Adventure"), 1982 and "Il-Komik" ("The Comic"), 1983-1984.
Gorg Mallia is one of Malta's best known cartoonists. His cartoons have been published in newspapers and magazines throughout the island. From 1993 to 2008 he produced what was then Malta's only regular socio-political comic strip (One Family) in The Sunday Times. He has published extensively (in Maltese and English) both in his academic fields of interest and creatively (children's and adult fiction).
He was co-editor and producer of Malta's best loved children's magazine, Saghtar, and past editor of the short lived national children’s magazine HeyU!
Dr. Mallia has also produced and presented a number of programmes on Maltese national television
and radio. In 1996 he won the Broadcasting Authority Award for excellence in broadcasting for his radio analysis of Maltese humour in the series done for Radju ta' l-Università, "Biex Nidhku" ("What we laugh at").
He is at present the chairman of the National Book Council.
More information about his work can be found on his website: http://www.gorgmallia.com
Communication
Communication is the activity of conveying meaningful information. Communication requires a sender, a message, and an intended recipient, although the receiver need not be present or aware of the sender's intent to communicate at the time of communication; thus communication can occur across vast...
s academic, author and cartoonist
Cartoonist
A cartoonist is a person who specializes in drawing cartoons. This work is usually humorous, mainly created for entertainment, political commentary or advertising...
working on the island of Malta
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
(born November 9, 1957). He is a senior lecturer at the Centre for Communication Technology, University of Malta
University of Malta
The University of Malta is the highest educational institution in Malta Europe and is one of the most respected universities in Europe. The University offers undergraduate Bachelor's Degrees, postgraduate Master's Degrees and postgraduate Doctorates .-History:The University of Malta was founded in...
.
He has a B.A.(Hons) in English Literature and an M.A. in Communications, both from the University of Malta, and a Ph.D in Instructional Technology, from the University of Sheffield
University of Sheffield
The University of Sheffield is a research university based in the city of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. It is one of the original 'red brick' universities and is a member of the Russell Group of leading research intensive universities...
, UK. He specialises in Print and Presentation Media, Personal Communications and Branding, and Instructional Design and Technology (particularly Transfer of Learning).
Maltese language
Maltese is the national language of Malta, and a co-official language of the country alongside English,while also serving as an official language of the European Union, the only Semitic language so distinguished. Maltese is descended from Siculo-Arabic...
. He has also written two collections of experimental short stories for adults. He was editor of the comics
Comics
Comics denotes a hybrid medium having verbal side of its vocabulary tightly tied to its visual side in order to convey narrative or information only, the latter in case of non-fiction comics, seeking synergy by using both visual and verbal side in...
series "Avventura" ("Adventure"), 1982 and "Il-Komik" ("The Comic"), 1983-1984.
Gorg Mallia is one of Malta's best known cartoonists. His cartoons have been published in newspapers and magazines throughout the island. From 1993 to 2008 he produced what was then Malta's only regular socio-political comic strip (One Family) in The Sunday Times. He has published extensively (in Maltese and English) both in his academic fields of interest and creatively (children's and adult fiction).
He was co-editor and producer of Malta's best loved children's magazine, Saghtar, and past editor of the short lived national children’s magazine HeyU!
Dr. Mallia has also produced and presented a number of programmes on Maltese national television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
and radio. In 1996 he won the Broadcasting Authority Award for excellence in broadcasting for his radio analysis of Maltese humour in the series done for Radju ta' l-Università, "Biex Nidhku" ("What we laugh at").
He is at present the chairman of the National Book Council.
More information about his work can be found on his website: http://www.gorgmallia.com