PANAJI
Xavier Centre of Historical Research has organised an online lecture on 'The story of the book in Goa : From the 16th Century to the Present times' by Frederick Noronha on Thursday, February 18 at 6:00 pm IST (1:30 pm CET, 7:30 am ET). Organised on online platform ZOOM, one can join the talk by clicking on the link: http://bitly.ws/bEdr Zoom Meet ID: 946-1036-2416
Goa was home to the first-ever Gutenberg-style printing press in Asia. But, over the centuries, Goa seems to have lost track of the work that had been done, and has been producing few books itself. Asia's first press reached here accidentally in 1556, via the Jesuits. This does not imply that the press played only a religious role. So, what was its impact of the early presses at Old Goa, Margao and Rachol?
In what way did this influence Goan writing of the twentieth-century? Can the book be a tool to understand the complex history of Goa, its relationship with the outside world, and the region's significant but little-understood diaspora?
The author Frederick Noronha has been a journalist, photography enthusiast, alternative publisher and Wikipedian. Between 2013 and 2020 he undertook his doctoral research at the Goa University's Department of English (under Prof Andre Rafael Fernandes) on publishing in twentieth-century Goa. He can be contacted on 9822122436 or fredericknoronha2@gmail.com
