XAVIER CENTRE OF HISTORICAL RESEARCH
Cordially invites you to a *History Hour Presentation followed by a Discussion *on *Down the Rabbit Hole:* *Research Adventures in Malawi and Goa* *By Ms. Debra Nicholson (Writer, USA)* 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. *About the speaker:* *Debra Nicholson* ([email protected]) 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 traveled 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, www.debranicholson.com At Xavier Centre of Historical Research Thursday, 7th March, 2019 at 5:30 pm B.B. Borkar Road, Alto Porvorim, Goa – 403521 /+91-832-2417772, *[email protected]/ <[email protected]/>** www.facebook.com/xchr.goa <http://www.facebook.com/xchr.goa>*
