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Curriculum Vitae
Darren Hudson Hick, Ph.D.
Areas of Expertise
Areas of Specialization
Aesthetics, Ethics, Metaphysics
Areas of Competency
Philosophy of Law, Epistemology, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Mind
Employment
2009-2010
Texas Tech University, Department of Philosophy
Visiting Assistant Professor
2008-2009
Bucknell University, Department of Philosophy
Visiting Assistant Professor
2005-2008
University of Maryland, College Park, Department of Philosophy
Instructor
Education
2004-2008
University of Maryland, College Park, Department of Philosophy
Ph.D., 2008
Dissertation: The Metaphysics and Ethics of Copyright
Committee: Jerrold Levinson (chair), Samuel Kerstein, Judith Lichtenberg, Christopher Morris
1997-1998
University of Wales, Lampeter, Department of Philosophy
M.Phil, 1999
Thesis: The Sequential Aesthetic: Contemporary Aesthetic Theory As Applied To Sequential Art.
Advisor: R.A. Sharpe
1993-1997
Trent University, Departments of Philosophy and English Literature
B.A. (Hons.), 1997
Publications
Selected article titles below link to abstracts.
Book
Introducing Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art (Continuum, Forthcoming 2012, manuscript in process)
Peer-Reviewed Articles
"Toward an Ontology of Authored Works" (British Journal of Aesthetics, Forthcoming 2011)
"Expressing Ideas: A Reply to Roger A. Shiner" (Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, Forthcoming 2010)
"Forgery and Appropriation in Art" (Philosophy Compass, Forthcoming 2010)
"Conceptual Problems of Conceptual Separability and the Non-Usefulness of the Useful Articles Distinction" (Journal of the Copyright Society of the USA, 57 (1-2), 2010)
"Making Sense of the Copyrightability of Plots: A Case Study in the Ontology of Art" (Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism 67(2), 2009)
"Performance Hero" (with Craig Derksen, Contemporary Aesthetics Vol.7, 2009)"Finding a Foundation: Copyright and the Creative Act" (Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal 17(3), 2009)
"Mystery and Misdirection: Some Problems of Fair Use and Users' Rights" (Journal of the Copyright Society of the USA 56(2-3), 2009)
"A Reply to Paisley Livingston" (Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism 66(4), 2008)
"When is a Work of Art Finished?" (Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism 66(1), 2008)
Other Publications
"Aesthetics and Copyright" in American Society for Aesthetics Newsletter 30(1), 2010 (available online)
"The Language of Comics" in Meskin, Aaron and Roy Cook (eds.) The Art of Comics and Graphic Novels: A Philosophical Approach (Forthcoming, Blackwell: New Directions in Aesthetics Series)
"Your Zombie and You: Emotion, Identity, and the Undead" in Moreman, Christopher and Cory James Rushton (eds.) An Interdisciplinary Collection of Essays on the Zombie (with Craig Derksen, Forthcoming)
"Chronology," "Bibliography," and "Resources" for Ribiero, Anna Christina (ed.) Continuum Companion to Aesthetics (Forthcoming 2009, Continuum)
"Horror in Long Underwear" in Conway, Gerry (Ed.). Webslinger. Dallas, TX: BenBella Books (2007).
Conference and Colloquia Presentations
Comment on Katherine Thomson-Jones's "Art, Ethics, and Critical Pluralism" -- American Society for Aesthetics Annual Conference, October 2010
"Can You Copyright a Plot?" -- American Society for Aesthetics Eastern Conference, April 2007
"Forgery and Fetishists" -- Bucknell University Philosophy Department, May 2008
"Toward an Ontology of Authored Works" -- Texas Tech Philosophy Department, November 2009; New Mexico State University, April 2010
Academic Awards and Distinctions
2005-2008 Teaching Assistantship, University of Maryland
2007 Summer Research Scholarship, University of Maryland
2007 Distinguished Teaching Assistant, University of Maryland
1995 Gadfly Award for Outstanding Undergraduate, Trent University
Teaching
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Graduate Courses Taught
Contemporary Aesthetics, Spring 2010 (Texas Tech)
Undergraduate Courses Taught
Aesthetics, Fall 2009 (Texas Tech)
Philosophy of Literature, Fall 2009 (Texas Tech)
Beginning Philosophy, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Summer 2010 (Texas Tech)
The Ethics of War, Spring 2009 (Bucknell)
Philosophy and Film, Fall 2008 and Spring 2009 (Bucknell)
Senior Thesis Advising, Fall 2008 (Bucknell)
Philosophy of Art, Fall 2008 (Bucknell)
Introduction to Philosophy, Spring 2008 (Maryland)
Contemporary Moral Issues, Spring and Fall 2007 (Maryland)
Philosophy of the Arts, Summer 2006 (Maryland)
Philosophy in Film, Winter 2006 (Maryland)
The Aesthetics of Comics, Summer 2005 (Maryland)
Courses Assisted
Philosophy in Literature (Maryland, Jerrold Levinson), Fall 2006
Introduction to Philosophy (Maryland, S.Jack Odell), Spring 2006
Contemporary Moral Issues (Maryland, Samuel Kerstein), Fall 2005
Literary Theory (Trent, Staff), Spring 1997
Service
Referee, Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism
Fine Arts Core Exam Review Committees, 2010 (Texas Tech)
Philosophy Masters Defense Committees, 2010 (Texas Tech)
Philosophy Department Colloquia Committee, 2009-2010 (Texas Tech)
Chairman, Bucknell Arts Forum, 2008-2009 (Bucknell)
Graduate Courses Taken
Aesthetic Theory (Jerrold Levinson)
18th-Century Aesthetics (John Brown)
Philosophical Logic (Paul Pietroski)
Philosophy of Psychology: Representation (Georges Rey)
Epistemology (Christopher Cherniak)
Metaphysics, Mind, and Language (Michael Morreau)
Value Theory (Patricia Greenspan)
Seminar: Physicalism and Emergence (Michael Silberstein)
Seminar: Ceteris Paribus Laws (Michael Morreau)
Seminar: Advanced Philosophy of Sciences (Mathias Frisch)
Seminar: Advanced Topics in Metaethical Theory: Expressivism (Mark Schroeder)
Seminar: Ethics and Its History (Samuel Kerstein)
(Audited) Seminar: Aesthetic Attitude, Experience, Properties, Value (Jerrold Levinson)
(Audited) Seminar: Problems in Metaphysics: Vagueness (Michael Morreau)
(Audited) Copyright Law (Georgetown Law, Richard Chused)
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