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Research interests
How do technological objects, artificial and linguistic structures shape human perception, emotion and interaction? What is at stake when engaging in cultural analysis today? In what ways is criticism a creative practice? My work responds to these questions by pursuing research in Contemporary Thought, Media Studies, Cultural Studies, Literature and Critical Posthumanism.
I am especially interested in the way technological mediation shapes the bodily experience of shame, scruple, embarrassment and laughter and the intuitive and seemingly immediate sense of self these affects entail.
I am also involved in a number of editorial, research and translation projects that centre on the writings of the philosopher, literary author and anti-nuclear activist Günther Anders.
Teaching
I currently convene units in the area of Cultural Politics, Ethics and Digital Media & Technology Studies.
Prior to my current role, I taught in interdisciplinary contexts at a number of UK universities.
Key co-ordinates include:
Winchester School of Art (2018; Global Media Management)
University of Bristol (2014-2018; English Literature and Community Engagement)
University of South Wales (2013-2015; Photography and Cultural Studies)
Cardiff University (2013-2018; Literature, Philosophy and Critical Theory)
I have also convened, co-organised and co-taught a number of summer schools, doctoral training days and conferences, including:
2017: ‘The Cultural Politics of Empathy’ (Doctoral and Postdoctoral training day; University of Basel, Switzerland)
2016: ‘Contemporary Perspectives on the Given and the Made’ (Two week course at summer school convened by the German Academic Scholarship Foundation, together with Dr. Julius Greve)
2015: ‘Cultural Translations’ (Doctoral training day; Cardiff University)
2014: ‘Cultural Politics of Memory’ (three day international conference; Cardiff University organised together with Prof Chris Weedon)
Education/Academic qualification
Critical and Cultural Theory, PhD, Shame and Technicity, Cardiff University
Award Date: 19 Jun 2013
Critical and Cultural Theory, MA, The Ethics of Abstraction, Cardiff University
Award Date: 20 Jan 2009
Cultural Criticism, BA (Hons), Cardiff University
Award Date: 10 Jul 2007
External positions
Powerhouse Research Fellowship, Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences
Oct 2020 → Dec 2020
Honorary Research Associate, School of English, Communication and Philosophy, Cardiff University
1 Nov 2018 → 30 Sept 2021
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Real is not Real Enough: Welcome to the Hollywood Costume Palace
Eckert, E., Muller, C., Nickl, B., Wolfenden, H., Pollman, A., Bösel, B. & Sandberg, C.
1/10/20 → 1/04/23
Project: Research
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Excerpt: Prometheanism: technology, digital culture and human obsolescence
Müller, C. J., 24 Apr 2017, 3AM Magazine.Research output: Contribution to Newspaper/Magazine/Website › Website contribution
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Günther Anders, smart technology and the rise of Promethean Shame
Müller, C. J., 13 Dec 2017, Rowman & Littlefield International Blog.Research output: Contribution to Newspaper/Magazine/Website › Website contribution
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Günther Anders: a philosopher for the modern age
Müller, C. J., 26 Oct 2016, rhystranter.com.Research output: Contribution to Newspaper/Magazine/Website › Website contribution
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Prometheanism: technology, digital culture and human obsolescence
Müller, C. J., 2016, London ; New York: Rowman & Littlefield. 186 p. (Critical Perspectives on Theory, Culture and Politics)Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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Ich fühle, dass ich nichts fühle: Eine Gefühlspolitik für den Weltzustand Technik
Müller, C. J., 1 Aug 2024, In: Deutsche Zeitschrift fur Philosophie. 72, 4, p. 564-578 15 p.Translated title of the contribution :I feel that I feel nothing: a politics of emotion for the world state technology Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
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Anaesthetic Violence: Rethinking the Intersection of Technology And Affect
Chris Muller (Speaker)
30 Jan 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Anaesthetic Violence: Technology, Affect and the Politics of Ease
Chris Muller (Speaker)
15 Jan 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Universität Hamburg
Chris Muller (Visiting researcher)
17 Oct 2024 → 4 Feb 2025Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution
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Günther Anders und “die Posthumanities”: Paradoxe Institutionalität & Interdisziplinäre Kollaboration
Chris Muller (Speaker)
29 Jun 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Linking the future to the past: historical representations in fiction, theatre, opera, television, film and the GLAM sector
Chris Muller (Speaker)
14 Oct 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Press/Media
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The prophetic vision of Günther Anders
6/11/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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“The world without us”: Günther Anders and humanity’s exile in technology
4/11/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other
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Science Spotlight: Technology and Us
30/03/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities