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

• Muhiq, Maja; Prevention and countering of violent extremism and radicalization in the European context. In Annual of The Institute for Political, Sociological, and Juridical Research, pp. 87-99. 2023. (Link)
  
  
• Muhiq, Maja; FEMINIST SOCIAL SCIENCE LITERATURE: THE QUESTIONS OF FEMINIST EPISTEMOLOGY AND OBJECTIVE KNOWLEDGE. In International Journal of Education and Philology , pp. 15-21. 2023. (Link)
  
  
• Muhiq, Maja; Depicting the Balkans in Travel Writing: Past and Present Perspectives . In International Journal of Education and Philology, pp. 47-55. 2022. (Link)
  
  
• Muhiq, Maja; Muhiq, Maja; Reflections on Indian Casino Gaming and the Image of the “Rich Indian”. UBT Knowledge Center, Lipjan, Kosovo, 2022. (Link)
  
  
• Muhic, Maja; Dystopia, Utopia, and Anthropology on the Crossroad. In International Journal of Education and Philology , pp. 77-84. 2021. (Link)
  
  
• Takovski, Aleksandar ; Maja, Muhic; Right then, left now: Constructing "Macedonia" in the Macedonian diasporas in Australia and Europe. In Folia linguistica et litteraria, pp. 77-111. 2020. (Link)
  
  
• Muhic, MajaMuhic, Maja; Антрополошки толкувања на културата. Bigoss, Skopje, 2019.
  
  
• Maja, Muhic; Reclaiming women’s perspective: Feminist anthropology and the androcentric bias . In Folia Linguistica et Litteraria, pp. 108-121. 2019. (Link)
  
  
• Maja, Muhic; Atanasoska, Tatjana; Damovska, Lena ; Koceva, Daniela; Kocoska, Jasmina; Miravcieva, Snezana; Tasevska, Alma; Конфликти и трансформација на конфликти; Род и теории на родот. In Мултикултурно образование: Концепти и методи, pp. 45-47; 72. Centar za Balkanska sorabotka, Loja, Tetovo, 2018.
  
  
• Muhic, Maja; "Intercultural Education in the Republic of Macedonia: An Arena of Conflicting Narratives" in Redefining Community in intercultural Context. Henri Coanda, Air Force Academy, Brasov, 2017.
  
  
• Takovski, Aleksandar; Muhic, Maja; When the Old Meets the New: Heroization, Vilifaction, New Media and Modern Day Politics . In Heroes, Tricksters, Antagonists in the Balkans, pp. 59-108. Fakulta Humanitnich Studii, Univerzity Karlovy, Praha, 2017. (Link)
  
  
• Muhic, Maja; Torn between agendas: Macedonian national identity between Europe and its multicultural agendas. In National Identity and Europe in Times of Crisis, pp. 237-259. Emerald Publishing, Bingley, UK, 2017. (Link)
  
  
• Muhic, Maja; 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, 2016. (Link)
  
  
• 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. , pp. 157-168. The British Institute at Ankara., London, 2016. (Link)
  
  

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