*XAVIER CENTRE OF HISTORICAL RESEARCH*
Cordially invites you to an *online* *lecture on* *THE STORY OF THE BOOK IN GOA:* *From the 16th Century to the Present times.* By Frederick Noronha 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? You might be surprised by what emerges from the story of the book in Goa.... *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. His viva voce was conducted last month, at which Prof Abhijit Gupta of Jadhavpur University, one of the foremost authorities of book history in India, was the external examiner. The Goa, 1556 alternative publishing house he set up in 2007 has published about 150 titles during its 13 years of operation. He can be contacted on 9822122436 or * *fredericknoron...@gmail.com* <fredericknoron...@gmail.com> Hope to see you there... Anderson Fernandes S.J. Administrator, XCHR On Thursday, 18th February, 2021 at 6:00 pm IST (1:30 pm CET, 7:30 am ET) Online Platform: ZOOM Join the talk by clicking on the link: http://bitly.ws/bEdr Zoom Meet ID: *946-1036-2416*