Maja Muhic

Education

• Oct 2006 - Oct 2009: Doctor of Philosophy
  Faculty: Philosophy
  Ss Cyril and Methodius, Skopje, Macedonia
  Specialty: Cultural Anthropology and Theories of Culture
  Thesis: "Симболички и динамички компоненти на културата во интерпретативната антроопологија на XX-от век"
  
  
• Sep 2001 - Sep 2002: Master of Arts in Gender and Culture
  Faculty: Gender Studies
  Central European University, Budapest, Hungary
  Specialty: Gender Studies
  Thesis: "Women's Gaze and the Myth of Neutrality: The Balkans Through the Eyes of Rebecca West"
  
  
• Sep 2000 - Sep 2001: Master of Arts in Social Anthropology
  Faculty: Social Anthropology
  University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
  Specialty: Social Anthropology
  Thesis: "Memory, Space and Representation: The Turkish Community in Macedonia "
  
  
• Sep 1993 - Sep 1998: Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy
  Faculty: Philosophy
  Ss Cyril and Methodius, Skopje, Macedonia
  Specialty: Philosophy
  Thesis: "Symbols and Culture in the African Art"
  
  

Publications

• Muhic, Maja. From the Centre of Memory to the Margins of Space and Representation: Ethnic Boundaries and the Turks in the Republic of Macedonia. In Bordered Places, Bounded Times: Cross-disciplinary Perspectives on Turkey. E. Baysal & L. Karakatsanis, eds.. London: The British Institute at Ankara., 11 / 2016. ISBN 978 1 898249 38 2 .
  
  
• Muhic, Maja, and Ziberi, Linda. The Accommodation of Diversity in the Republic of Macedonia: The Different Approaches to Diversity and the Applicability of this Concept in Non-EU Contexts . In Diversity in Transcultural and International Communication. Carola Richter, Indira Dupuis & Stefanie Averbeck-Lietz (eds.), pp. 91-120. Lit Verlag, Berlin, 7 / 2016.
  
  
• Muhic, Maja. Reconstructing Empire or Striking Against it? Contemporary Travelogues of the Balkans.. In The Balkans in Travel Writing. , pp. 97-119. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle upon Tyne, 9 / 2015.
  
  
• Maja Muhic, Violeta Simjanovska, Lea Linin. Re-thinking Cultural Policy: From Strategy to Reality - Intercultural Dialogue and Cultural Diversity In Macedonia . In Culture and Sustainable Development at Times of Crisis. Milena Dragićević-Šešić, Mirjana Nikolić, Ljiljana Rogač Mijatović (Eds.), , pp. 329-345. University of Arts in Belgrade, Faculty of Dramatic Arts , Belgrade, 10 / 2014. ISBN 978-86-82101-53-6 .
  
  
• Muhic, Maja. Muhic, M., 2014. "Contemporary anthropological questions: Insightful reflections on current social shifts". . In International Journal of Cross-cultural Studies and Environmental Communication (“Dialogue-driven Change in the Public Sphere") , pp. 52-60. Editura Universitară & ADI Publication, Bucharest, Romania, 8 / 2014. ISBN 2285 – 3324. (Download)
  
  
• Muhic, Maja,. How extreme is the extreme? On the multifaceted identity construction in extreme sports . . In Bulletin of Transilvania University of Brasov Series IV. Philology. Cultural Studies, no. 2., pp. 75-91. University of Brasov, Brasov,Romania, 7 / 2014.
  
  
• Maja Muhić. "Interpretation of Conventions or Convention of Interpretation? The Anthropological Puzzle" . In The Beauty of Convention: Essays in Literature and Culture. Batricevic, A. N. and Marija K. (Eds.). Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, 3 / 2014. ISBN 978-1443854696. (Download)
  
  
• Muhic Maja 2014. Contemporary anthropological questions: Insightful reflections on current social shifts. In International Journal of Cross-cultural Studies and Environmental Communication (“Dialogue-driven Change in the Public Sphere") , pp. 52-60. Editura Universitară & ADI Publication, 1 / 2014. ISBN 2285 – 3324. (Download)
  
  
• Muhic Maja. Intersection of Dystopian Literature and the Contemporary Themes of Cultural Anthropology. In Global Challenge, International Journal of Language, Literature and Translation. Vol: I, issue 2, , pp. 8-16. 1 / 2014. ISBN 1857-8934. . (Download)
  
  
• Muhic, Maja. "The Challenge of Education in a Multicultural Setting" . In Education for the Knowledge Society, pp. 463-471. Center for Democratic Education , Tirana, Albania, 9 / 2013. (Download)
  
  
• Maja Muhić. Spiritual Assistance During Two Refugee Crises in the Republic of Macedonia. In Anthropology of East Europe Review, pp. 75-92. AEER, USA, 6 / 2013. ISBN 1054-4720. (Download)
  
  
• Maja Muhić, Aleksandar Takovski. From Agora to Pandora: The Unprecedented Case of the Simple Skopje Square. In Redefining Community in Intercultural Context, pp. 25-39. Brasov, 'Henri Coanda' Air Force Academy Publishing House, Romania, 6 / 2013. ISBN 2285-2689.
  
  
• Маја Мухиќ. Патека на револуцијата: Од револтиран во припитомен човек. In Граѓански, неделен магазин, pp. 18-19. Рефлекс Ком Дооел, Скопје, 1 / 2013. (Download)
  
  
• Maja Muhić. “Sketching the Anatomy of Revolutions: Three Cases of Anti-Normative Voices”. In Voicing the Alternative: Essays on English Language and Literary Studies. Batricevic, A. N. and Marija K. (Eds.). , pp. 297-309. Faculty of Philosophy, Niksic, Montenegro, 10 / 2012. ISBN 978-86-7798-076-4. (Download)
  
  
• Маја Мухиќ. Клифорд Герц - помеѓу филозофското и антрополошкото во интерпретацијата на борбата на петли на Бали . In Филозофија, pp. 81-93. Аз-буки, Скопје, 3 / 2012. ISBN 1409-9985. (Download)
  
  
• Maja Muhić. Bosnia and Herzegovina. In Encyclopedia of Global Religion. Mark Juergensmeyer and Wade Clark Roof (eds.), pp. 153. SAGE, Santa Barbara, California, 1 / 2012. ISBN 9780761927297. (Download)
  
  
• Maja Muhić. Macedonia. In Encyclopedia of Global Religion. Mark Juergensmeyer and Wade Clark Roof (eds.), pp. 724. SAGE, Santa Barbara, California, 1 / 2012. ISBN 9780761927297. (Download)
  
  
• Maja Muhić. "The Paradox of the Solution: The Impact of the Kosovo Question on Macedonia". . In After Yugoslavia: Identities and Politics within the Successor State. Robert Hudson and Glenn Bowman (Eds.), pp. 77-92. Pelgrave Macmillan, UK, 12 / 2011. ISBN 9780230201316 02302. (Download)
  
  
• Маја Мухиќ. Телото низ ритуалот: антрополошки осврт. In Наше Писмо. Бр. 71/72 , pp. 57-61.. Скопје, 11 / 2011.
  
  
• Маја Мухиќ. “Антрополошки теории„. In Поимник на книжевната теорија. Приредувач - Ката Ќулавкова, pp. 54-57. Македонска академија на науките и уметностите, Скопје, Македонија, 4 / 2008. ISBN 9786082030036.
  
  
• Маја Мухиќ. Дали државата постои или е конструкт на општествените науки: антрополошки ракурс. In Филозофија. Аз-буки, Скопје, 4 / 2007.
  
  
• Maja Muhić. Multiculturalism in Central and Eastern Europe: Challenge or Threat?” . In The Anthropology of East Europe Review, pp. 37-45. AEER, USA, 2 / 2004. ISBN 1054-4720. (Download)
  
  
• Маја Мухиќ. Филозофија на есенцијализмот и концептот на жената. In Филозофија, pp. 93-104. Аз-буки, Скопје, 6 / 2002.
  
  

Work Experience

• Sep 2003 - Present : Associate Professor
  South East European University, Tetovo, Macedonia
  Type of business or sector: Education and Research
  Main responsibilities: Delivering lectures, preparing syllabi, working on the curriculum development, creating engaging elective courses that promote critical thinking among students, working as a central observer for the quality assurance team
  
  
• Aug 2002 - Aug 2003: Teacher
  NOVA High Schools, Skopje, Macedonia
  Type of business or sector: Education
  Main responsibilities: Preparing lectures and teaching classes in the area of Ethics, Cultures, Public Speaking
  
  
• May 1999 - Aug 2000: translator and media analyst
  NATO Press Centre, Skopje, Macedonia
  Type of business or sector: Translation and media analysis
  Main responsibilities: translation, preparation of press clippings and media analysis reports