Sandy Ng
Assistant Professor (Culture & Theory)
- V502a
- +852 3400 3559
- sdydnas@polyu.edu.hk
- Expertise: Art and Design History, Visual and Material Culture
Biography
She was a Visiting Research Fellow at the Bard Graduate Centre in the United States and is presently College Art Association’s caa.reviews Field Editor for Design History. Her commissioned edited volume based on a symposium she has organized titled Material Culture and Design in Modern Asia held at the Bard Graduate Centre is currently under review. Her book entitled Portrayals of Women in Early Twentieth-Century China: Redefining Female Identity through Modern Design and Lifestyle is published by Amsterdam University Press.
Education and Academic Qualifications
- Ph.D., School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London
- Master of Arts, University of Hawaii, Manoa (Funded by Asian Pacific Scholarship)
- Bachelor of Arts, Hawaii Pacific University
Academic and Professional Experience
Global Journal of Cultural Studies, Editorial Board Member, 2023-present
- College Art Association, USA-CAA Field Editor for Design History July 1, 2019-June 30, 2025
- College Art Association, USA-CAA Professional Practices Committee Member 2017-2020
- International Association for Visual Culture, United Kingdom (Member)
- China Academic Network on Gender, Universite libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium (Member)
Teaching Area
- Design & Material Culture (BA)
- Introduction to Design Theories and Cultural (BA)
- Social Design Capstone project (BA)
- Entrepreneurship Project (MDes)
- Philosophy of Design (PhD)
Research Outputs
‘Adorning the Self: Feminine Enchantment and Social Changes in the life of the Modern Woman’, Crowning Glory: The Beauty of Ladies' Ornaments from Asia and Europe (Liang Yi Museum, 2019).
‘The Art of Pan Yuliang- Fashioning the Self in Modern China’; in Woman’s Art Journal, Vol.40, Spring/Summer 2019.
‘Clothes Make the Woman: Cheongsam and Chinese Identity in Hong Kong’, Kyunghee Pyun and Aida Yuen Wong (eds), Fashion, Identity, and Power in Modern Asia (Palgrave Macmillian, 2018).
‘Gendered by Design: Qipao and Society, 1911-1949’ in Costume-The Journal of Costume Society (United Kingdom) (January 2015).
Projects
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Portrayals of Woman in Early Twentieth-Century China: Redefining Identity through Modern Design and Lifestyle (Monograph)
Material Culture and Design in Modern Asia (Edited Volume) |
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Maker: Lacloche Frères c. 1925 Gold, enamel, diamond and pearl Height 1 x Width 3.8 x Length 8.2cm Collection of Liang Yi Museum (LYMV-020) |
Culture as inspiration: A metaphorical framework for designing products with traditional cultural properties (TCPs) (Journal article)  |
Gānbēi cocktail bar table. (a) The U-shaped bar table and seat positions take inspiration from the traditional drinking game called Qu Shui Liu Shang in Chinese history, wherein a cup of baijiu is floated down a stream with people seated on both sides; (b) The cocktail will be served on the top left corner, with a graphic display of the poem and a painting describing the game of Qu Shui Liu Shang.
What Chinese Women Seek in Mental Health Apps: Insights from Analyzing Xiaohongshu User Posts during the COVID19 Pandemic [Journal article]
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Types of therapeutic functions of mental health apps. |
