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Ute Holl is a Professor of Media Aesthetics at the University of Basel, specifically within the Department of Media Studies under the Faculty of Humanities. She holds the Holl Professorship and is affiliated with the eikones – Center for the Theory and History of the Image.
- Education: Studied literature, history, and philosophy in Freiburg im Breisgau with research stays in Rome and Boston.
- Prior Positions: Research assistant at Bauhaus University Weimar's chair for 'History and Theory of Artificial Worlds', Visiting Professor at Academy of Media Arts Cologne, and Chair of 'Media Philosophy' at Bauhaus University Weimar.
- Academic Milestones: Habilitation at Humboldt University Berlin (2009), Doctorate from Humboldt University Berlin (2001).
Her research focuses on historical intersections of media, aesthetics, and epistemology, particularly:
- Cinema's role in shaping perceptual regimes
- Media archaeology of audiovisual technologies
- Electroacoustic and radiophonic cultures
- Experiments in ethnographic film
- Material histories of media infrastructures
- Philosophical dimensions of cultural techniques
Recent publications explore cinematic trance states, radiophonic knowledge systems, and intermedial adaptations of Freudian concepts. She actively participates in academic events, including symposium organization (e.g., 'Work Alterität Amitié', 2025) and international conferences on media history. Her work frequently engages with interdisciplinary collaborations, particularly in visual studies, digital humanities, and postcolonial theory.
As academic advisor, she guides students in:
- Media theory and praxis
- Historical analysis of technological cultural practices
- Critical approaches to digital infrastructures
- Interdisciplinary research methods
She leads projects like Media Science and contributes to initiatives such as the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences. Her methodological approach combines archival research with media-philosophical analysis.
