FROM ABORIGINALS... TO STUDYING CYBERSPACE Alberto G. Gomes Ph.D is professor at the School of Social Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at La Trobe University in Victoria, Australia. Some years ago, he wrote an unusual academic paper on Goanet, Goa's most popular mailing list in cyberspace, which is available here: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg03429.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg03433.html But the anthropologist has also been working on aborginals in Malaysia, and is keen to look at the situation of the earliest settlers in Goa too. Needless to say, his family hails from this region and is part of the great Goan diaspora, that saw people from here settle far and wide over past generations. Incidentally, his book on the aboriginals in Malaysia is doing well and gaining attention. In a freewheeling interview, he talks of his work, his priorities, and his family's migration history. Off-tape, prior to the interview, he also mentioned how he met another half-Goan academic... and without even guessing his origins, got off to talking Indonesian with him! Gomes can be contacted at a.gomes at latrobe.edu.au Ph +61-3-94791224 Category: Education Tags: alberto gomes la trobe university melbourne anthropologist professor anthropology school of social sciences goanet academic writing aboriginals in malaysia aboriginals in goa http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuWsbJwi4eY
A CARDIOLOGIST, A WRITER ... AND SENDING SKILLS ACROSS Antonio (J. Anthony/Tony) Gomes is a Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine of New York University. In between diagnosing and healing hearts, he spent long hours crafting a novel set in the 1960s in a Goa caught in the throes of transition. His novel moves from Loutolim to Baga, from Pangim to other places we are all familiar with. It focuses on the lives of a Goan family around the last months of Portuguese rule. Here, he talks of his work, his writing, migration, and even plans for building the Goa America Heart Foundation to promote cardiology treatment and options available in Goa itself. Category: People & Blogs Tags: sting of the peppercorns anthony gomes tony gomes novel goa 2010 indo-portuguese cardiology migration expat writers goan overseas writers goan diaspora [email protected] Phone in Goa (till Feb 4, 2010) +91-93305-34625 PART 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2sz6o_MFcw PART 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_u7sv12Kaw PART 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoyLiMEQLsE -- Frederick Noronha Columnist :: journalism :: editing :: alt.publishing :: photography :: blogging Landline :: +91-832-2409490 Mobile :: +91-9822122436 784 Saligao 403511 Goa India
