MAX RYYNÄNEN

Max Ryynänen is Principal Lecturer in Theory of Visual Culture at Aalto University Finland, and Associate Professor (docent) of aesthetics, aesthetic culture, and contemporary aesthetics and popular culture in the Universities of Helsinki, Eastern Finland, and Jyväskylä. He is the ex chair of the Finnish Society of Aesthetics, the Finnish representant in the Nordic Society of Aesthetics, and the chair of the Society of Dialogical Aesthetics. He is the author of e.g. Bodily Engagements with Film, Images, and Technology: Somavision (Routledge, 2022), A Philosophy of Cultural Scenes in Art and Popular Culture (Routledge, 2023), and Realism, Myth, and the Vernacular in Pasolini’s Film and Philosophy (Palgrave, 2024).

Online Resources:
http://maxryynanen.net
https://www.popularinquiry.com/