Kenneth David Jackson focuses on the novel written by VRR (Victor
Rangel-Ribeiro), Tivolem. The novel, the first written by Rangel-Ribeiro
(who completes 100 years young in 2025!) was written when the author
was 70+. This discussion was at the Goa University in January 2025.
Jackson is Professor of Luso-Brazilian literature at Yale University,
with a special research interest in Portuguese literature and culture in
Asia. His research in Goa, supported by the American Institute of
Indian Studies, was conducted (since the 1970s) at the Xavier Centre for
Historical Research. Prof Jackson is currently also an academic member
of the Academia de Marinha (Lisbon) and the Academia Portuguesa de
História (Lisbon) and a recipient of the Vasco da Gama Medal (Portugal)
and the Ordem de Rio
Branco (Brazil).
Topic: Goan Culture and the Contemporary Novel
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