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During his tenure at Trinity, his studies evolved from a focus on the goddess traditions of medieval India to Hinduism and its response to modern science. Dr. Brown served as the chair of the Asian Studies program from 1978-1985 and continued to be involved in the program’s evolution to its current iteration, the East Asian Studies at Trinity Program (EAST). Of all the courses that he taught over the course of his career, he found the classes on Death and Beyond and Rape in India, the US, and Trinity the most meaningful. Since his retirement in 2019, Dr. Brown has moved to the Texas Hill Country and cultivated a love for natural history as a Master Naturalist. (Biographical Note)","This is an interview with Dr. C. Mackenzie Brown conducted by student Catherine Huang, with recording equipment monitored by student Maya Tsai, at Trinity University’s Coates Library on October 18, 2024. The interview was conducted as a part of the Oral History class (HIST-3467), TU Treasures Oral History Collection, and EAST Oral History Initiative. Dr. Brown begins with describing his first memory, which sparked his interest in Hinduism. He then speaks on his education, which includes a Bachelor’s degree in history with a minor in religion and a PhD in History of Religions and Hinduism. Dr. Brown spends time describing the personal and professional difficulties he faced at key points in his academic career. These include establishing an Asian Studies program and studying female-centric issues like goddess traditions and rape culture. He focuses especially on his research into rape in India, which culminated in his project, The Rape That Woke Up India. Dr. Brown circles back to his journey to Trinity after receiving his PhD, then moves forward to how he arrived at the decision to retire. He says that he has spent his retirement years indulging his love of natural history as a Texas Master Naturalist, and ends with a philosophical musing on his own personal convictions, how age changes us all, and how studying religion has impacted his view of the world. (Summary)"]}},{"label":{"en":["Format"]},"value":{"en":["MP3"]}},{"label":{"en":["Subject"]},"value":{"en":["Religion","Hinduism","Interdisciplinary Programs and Scholarship","Curriculum","Gender","Sexual Assault - - India","South Asia (Geographic)","India","Trinity University (Local Term)","Trinity University - - Faculty","East Asian Studies at Trinity"]}},{"label":{"en":["Keyword"]},"value":{"en":["Goddess","Women","Rape Culture","The Rape That Woke Up India","Texas Master Naturalist"]}},{"label":{"en":["Type"]},"value":{"en":["Oral History"]}},{"label":{"en":["Relation"]},"value":{"en":["HIST3467 Introduction to Oral History (part of)"]}}],"summary":{"en":["Dr. C. Mackenzie Brown was born in Santa Barbara, California on November 1, 1945. He received his Bachelor of Arts in History with a minor in Religion from Stanford University, and his Ph.D. in History of Religions and Hinduism from Harvard University. He joined the religion department at Trinity University in 1973 as its first non-Presbyterian minister faculty member. During his tenure at Trinity, his studies evolved from a focus on the goddess traditions of medieval India to Hinduism and its response to modern science. Dr. Brown served as the chair of the Asian Studies program from 1978-1985 and continued to be involved in the program’s evolution to its current iteration, the East Asian Studies at Trinity Program (EAST). Of all the courses that he taught over the course of his career, he found the classes on Death and Beyond and Rape in India, the US, and Trinity the most meaningful. Since his retirement in 2019, Dr. Brown has moved to the Texas Hill Country and cultivated a love for natural history as a Master Naturalist.","This is an interview with Dr. C. Mackenzie Brown conducted by student Catherine Huang, with recording equipment monitored by student Maya Tsai, at Trinity University’s Coates Library on October 18, 2024. The interview was conducted as a part of the Oral History class (HIST-3467), TU Treasures Oral History Collection, and EAST Oral History Initiative. Dr. Brown begins with describing his first memory, which sparked his interest in Hinduism. He then speaks on his education, which includes a Bachelor’s degree in history with a minor in religion and a PhD in History of Religions and Hinduism. Dr. Brown spends time describing the personal and professional difficulties he faced at key points in his academic career. These include establishing an Asian Studies program and studying female-centric issues like goddess traditions and rape culture. He focuses especially on his research into rape in India, which culminated in his project, The Rape That Woke Up India. Dr. Brown circles back to his journey to Trinity after receiving his PhD, then moves forward to how he arrived at the decision to retire. He says that he has spent his retirement years indulging his love of natural history as a Texas Master Naturalist, and ends with a philosophical musing on his own personal convictions, how age changes us all, and how studying religion has impacted his view of the world."]},"requiredStatement":{"label":{"en":["Attribution"]},"value":{"en":["The materials in this collection may be protected by copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code). The materials are available for personal, educational, and scholarly use. 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