An interview with
Patrick Booz
Position & Affiliation: Adjunct Professor, Tibetan Studies, Columbia University, New York
Date: March 7, 2018 in Oxford, United Kingdom
Interviewed by: Anna Sehnalova
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Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this interview are those of the interviewee and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Oral History of Tibetan Studies project.
Timestamps:
- 0:00 Intro
- 0:26 We want to ask you about your memories of some of the founding figures of Tibetan studies
- 2:13 First meeting with Michael Aris
- 10:40 How do you remember Michael as a person?
- 15:42 Do you know how this idea developed? When Michael started planning to set up Tibetan studies at Oxford did he have a vision, how it would actually look like?
- 17:28 When you were working on the books with him, how did you choose the topics?
- 19:04 Were are all of Michael’s records and files stored?
- 21:13 At this point, Anthony was employing you and you moved to the UK?
- 22:27 Can you say something about your background in publishing?
- 27:58 The Aris Twins and their character
- 30:58 Would you know how they negotiated the topics of the books to publish?
- 32:37 Why did Anthony consider the visual side so important?
- 34:37 In these discussions with Anthony and Michael, what were your roles?
- 38:46 How much time would it take to produce a book?
- 42:13 Which book was the most difficult?
- 43:33 And which book, you think, was the most successful?
- 45:46 Could say how you first met Hugh Richardson, how you got to know him?
- 58:04 At this point in producing the book, where were you based? Where was Hugh Richardson based?
- 1:01:40 Anecdote about Hugh Richardson
- 1:04:15 At which point did you meet him, when he was in the USA?
- 1:06:06 Which books have you worked with him on?
- 1:07:09 Did you take part in arranging the collection that ended up in the Pitt Rivers Museum?
- 1:08:03 How was the collection lost and how did you find it?
- 1:09:58 How do you remember the environment of the University of Washington when Hugh was there?
