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Mandy Jui-man Wu serves as Associate Professor of Art and Art History at Hanover College, specializing in Eastern Art History, Chinese Art, and Silk Road studies. Her teaching portfolio includes History of Eastern Art, Asian Art and Film, Art for Death and Afterlife, and Art and Social Life in Taiwan, reflecting her interdisciplinary approach to cultural heritage.
Her academic foundation is anchored by a doctoral degree from the University of Pittsburgh.
- Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Dr. Wu's research centers on mortuary art and cross-cultural dynamics in ancient China, particularly during the Northern Zhou dynasty (557-581 CE) and among Sogdian communities. She examines how funerary practices materialize identity, power structures, and transcultural exchange through archaeological and art historical lenses, with emphasis on gender roles, ethnic interactions, and religious syncretism in sixth-century northern China.
Analysis of her publications reveals a cohesive trajectory exploring Sino-foreign interactions via tomb iconography and burial customs, highlighting Silk Road connectivity and the socio-political agency of marginalized groups like Sogdian merchants under Xianbei rule. Her work consistently bridges material culture with identity construction across Neolithic to medieval periods.
Her pedagogical excellence has been formally recognized through institutional awards.
- Arthur and Ilene Baynham Outstanding Teaching Award (2021)
Though no graduate students or grant funding are documented, Dr. Wu actively shapes scholarly discourse through conference leadership—including panels at the Association for Asian Studies and workshops at Harvard's Fairbank Center—and delivers invited lectures at institutions like Boston University on Sogdian funerary art and Silk Road transculturation.
Her collaborative academic initiatives, such as the 2011 Harvard workshop 'Legitimating Power and Constructing Identity,' demonstrate sustained engagement with international research networks focused on mortuary archaeology and cultural crossovers in premodern Asia.
