Assistant Professor of Central Asian Art & Archaeology
bkmil@umich.eduOffice Information:
Tappan Hall 120-D
Education/Degree:
PhD East Asian Civilizations, University of PennsylvaniaMA Archaeology, University of California Los Angeles
BA Archaeology & East Asian Studies, Washington University St. Louis
Current Courses
HISTART 265-001
Arts and Cultures of Star Wars
HISTART 393-009
Undergraduate Seminar
HISTART 689-009
Special Topics in History of Art
Highlighted Work and Publications
Xiongnu: The World's First Nomadic Empire
Bryan Miller
This book raises the case of the world’s first nomadic empire, the Xiongnu, as a prime example of the sophisticated developments and powerful influence of nomadic regimes.
Ritual and Economy in East Asia
In commemoration of Lothar von Falkenhausen’s 60th birthday, this volume assembles eighteen scholarly essays that explore the intersection between art, economy, and ritual in ancient East Asia. The contributions are clustered into four themes: “Ritual Economy,” “Ritual and Sacrifice,” “Technology, Community, Interaction,” and “Objects and Meaning,” which collectively reflect the theoretical, methodological, and historical questions that Falkenhausen has been examining via his scholarship, research, and teaching throughout his career.
