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Personal profile
Biosketch
Ryan Mitchell Wittingslow received his PhD from the University of Sydney in 2014. In his thesis, he demonstrated that concepts drawn from analytic philosophy of art can be used to address certain epistemic and existential problems posed by post-Heideggerian phenomenology. This project was funded by an Australian Postgraduate Award.
From 2012 to 2016, Wittingslow worked as a journalist and editor: first for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and then for the University of Sydney working with students from First Nations and refugee backgrounds. In 2016 he returned to academia, and moved to Groningen to take up a position as an assistant professor (UD) of philosophy.
Wittingslow was awarded a Humboldt Research Fellowship for Experienced Researchers in 2022, and from 2022 to 2024 was a Humboldt Research Fellow at TU Darmstadt. In 2023 he was promoted to associate professor (UHD) of philosophy. He is the author of the monograph What Art Does (Rowman & Littlefield 2023) and the editor-in-chief of the Philosophy of the City Journal.
Most of Wittingslow's research and teaching sits at the fertile delta connecting aesthetics, philosophy of design, philosophy of technology, and political philosophy. He also has devastating opinions about art. His full academic CV, including a list of publications, can be found here.
Research interests
philosophy of technology; philosophy of design; aesthetics; political philosophy
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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Education/Academic qualification
Art History, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Sydney
Award Date: 7-Nov-2014
Art History, Bachelor of Arts (Honours), University of Sydney
Award Date: 11-Nov-2008
External positions
Humboldt Research Fellow, TU Darmstadt
1-Sept-2022 → 29-Feb-2024
Research Affiliate, University of Sydney
2-Aug-2022 → 2-Aug-2025
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A Holy Dullness: Tarkovsky, Suture, and the Numinous
Wittingslow, R., 2024, Brill Handbook of Contemporary Religion, Film and Television. Cusack, C. & Robertson, V. (eds.). BrillResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review
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Building Perfectionist Ethics into Action-theoretic Accounts of Function: A Beginner’s Guide
Wittingslow, R. M., 2024, In: Philosophy & Technology. 37, 1, 5 p., 28.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Critical Contextual Aestheticism: A Proposal
Wittingslow, R., 2024, In: Debates in Aesthetics. 19, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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How to Do Things with Artifacts
Wittingslow, R. M., 2024, (Accepted/In press) Engineering and Value Change. Didier, C., Béranger, A., Bouzin, A., Paris, H. & Supiot, J. (eds.). Springer, (Philosophy of Engineering and Technology).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review
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Introduction: Making Strange
de Ruiter, N., Wittingslow, R. & Chiu, R., Jan-2024, Strange Bedfellows: An Experiment in Student-directed Interdisciplinary Research. de Ruiter, N., Wittingslow, R. & Chiu, R. (eds.). University of Groningen Press, p. 9-19 11 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Professional
Open AccessFile16 Downloads (Pure)
Activities
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Ways of Worldmaking: Nelson Goodman and the Languages of Technology and Art
Wittingslow, R. (Organiser), Nordmann, A. (Organiser) & Ammon, S. (Organiser)
16-Jan-2024 → 19-Jan-2024Activity: Organising and attending an event › Organising and contributing to an event › Academic
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A collaborative study on visitor experiences and societal impact at Amsterdam Light Festival Edition 12.
Schino, G. (Speaker), van Klaveren, L.-M. (Contributor), Wittingslow, R. (Contributor), Ter Brugge, F. (Contributor) & Cox, R. (Contributor)
10-May-2024Activity: Talk and presentation › Academic presentation › Academic
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What Art Does
Wittingslow, R. (Invited speaker)
2023Activity: Talk and presentation › Professional or public presentation › Professional
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Action, Affordances, and Aesthetic Properties in Design
Wittingslow, R. (Invited speaker)
2023Activity: Talk and presentation › Academic presentation › Academic
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Philosophy of the City Journal (Journal)
Wittingslow, R. (Editor)
2022 → …Activity: Peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work › Academic
Press/Media
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New: Philosophy of the City Journal
05/12/2022
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment › Popular
Prizes
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Incentive Fund for Interdisciplinary Projects
Counihan, M. (Recipient), Wittingslow, R. (Recipient), Wilders, M. (Recipient), Lamker, C. (Recipient), Trell-Zuidema, E. (Recipient) & Miller, C. (Recipient), 2023
Prize › Academic
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Incentive Fund for Interdisciplinary Projects
Cox, R. (Recipient) & Wittingslow, R. (Recipient), 2023
Prize › Academic
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Humboldt Research Fellowship for Experienced Researchers
Wittingslow, R. (Recipient), 2022
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively › Academic
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Enhancing Undergraduate Research Grant
Wittingslow, R. (Recipient), Chiu, R. (Recipient) & de Ruiter, N. (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively › Academic
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J.J. Kidd Travel Research Fellowship
Wittingslow, R. (Recipient) & May, C. J. (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively › Academic