Down the Rabbit Hole: Research Adventures in Malawi and Goa A talk by Debra Nicholson
When a talking rabbit runs by you, you have a few options: attribute the experience to an overactive imagination; or, suppose it is a vision meant for someone else; or, follow it down the rabbit hole. When fiction writer Debra Nicholson unexpectedly encounters a relatively unknown story about Goans in Malawi, Africa, she does not hesitate; she jumps. Since 2016, her pursuit of this story has taken her from Bowling Green, Ohio, USA, to Canada, to London, to Malawi, and to Goa, and, in March of this year, she will continue on to Portugal. While in Goa she would love to meet Malawian and other East African Goans. This talk will be held at the Xavier Centre of Historical Research, during its History Hour programme (a series of lectures aimed at promoting an interest in history among general audiences), on Thursday, March 7, 2019, from 5.30 pm onwards. The XCHR is located along Bakibab Borkar Road at Alto Porvorim. Further details from +91-832-2417772. The function is open to all. About the speaker: Debra Nicholson (debra.k.nichol...@gmail.com) earned a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing -- Fiction from Bowling Green State University (BGSU), Ohio, in 2008, and a Master of English Literature and Textual Studies as well as a Graduate Certificate in Women's Studies from the same institution in 2010. Since then, she has devoted her energies to the 'writing life' to intellectual pursuits at BGSU through graduate-level courses on topics such as migration, racism, and Islamophobia; to international travel; to volunteering for civic and religious organizations; and to ballroom dance. Previously, she raised three children as a single mother. In 2014, she travelled to India for the first time and was captivated by the indescribable onslaught of sensory, emotional, spiritual, mental, and intellectual challenges of this amazing country. She has returned every year since that time and plans many more trips in the future. Links to her published short stories, other publications, can be found at http://www.debranicholson.com