Biography
Dr. Susie Andrews is Professor of East Asian religions in 91¿´Æ¬'s Visual and Material Culture Studies Program. A scholar of narrative, her research explores how the telling and retelling of stories matters for individuals and communities. Much of her published work pursues this topic in the context of the earliest traditions associated with Mount Wutai in China and, later, Japan. These include The Transnational Cult of Mount Wutai (co-edited with Jinhua Chen and Kuan Guang) and "Women in the early literature of China's Mount Wutai."
In 2022, she was elected to the Royal Society of Canada College of New Scholars, Artists, and Scientists.
At 91¿´Æ¬, Dr. Andrews teaches courses such as "Introduction to Material Culture" VMCS 1301, "Death and Culture" VMCS 2131, and "Happiness and Culture" VMCS 3131. From studying Traditional Chinese Medicine in Henan to producing drone footage of northern Taiwan's sacred landscape, Andrews delights in co-creating opportunities for the individuals in her courses to learn through reflection on doing.
Most recently, Andrews and her students launched a collaboration with Sackville Playschool Inc. that seeks to better understand if and how the books we read reflect our community members' multiple, intersecting identities.
In 2021, she was awarded the Herbert and Leota Tucker Teaching Award, 91¿´Æ¬'s highest recognition of teaching excellence.
In 2022, Andrews received the AAU Distinguished Teaching Award.
The following year, she was recognized as a 3M National Teaching Fellow "Canada's most prestigious recognition of excellence in educational leadership and teaching at the post-secondary level."