November 04, 2019
Scholar Power: Dr. Bing Huang, assistant professor, art history
Highest degree: Ph.D., Harvard University
Expertise: Chinese art; East Asia and Europe culture exchange; art and technology; Italian Baroque art; 18th century digital art history and digital heritage; media and visuality
Newsworthy: In 2018, Huang received PC’s Innovation in Teaching Award, recognizing faculty who have incorporated innovative teaching approaches that increase student learning and success into their courses. In Huang’s special topics course, Asian Art through VR Gaming, students use virtual reality headsets to explore Asian world heritage sites through VR games she built — no passport required.
Quotable: “If you think about the art of our day, museums and galleries are important and the first thing that comes to mind, but I do not confine contemporary art to museums or other art institutions. I think our contemporary art involves gaming, movies, and social media, such as Instagram and Facebook. These are the biggest warehouses of images and should be considered the contemporary art of our age. Everyone can be an artist and self-made internet celebrity and create great content for our modern image consumption.”
Hobbies: rowing, travel
Years at PC: 2
More about the virtual reality course
