I am a PhD student and Graduate Teaching Assistant in the Department of Philosophy. My doctoral thesis sets out a critical phenomenology of othering (the construction of subjects as “other”), centring on its embodied and worlded features, by bringing Merleau-Ponty’s phenomenology into conversation with first-person narrative accounts depicting the lived experiences of ‘social others’.

Beyond my thesis, I am interested in the application of 20th-century Post-Kantian Philosophy to contemporary social philosophy, particularly the works of Maurice Merleau-Ponty and Michel Foucault, with my main areas of interest being Disability Studies and Queer Theory. I also have a research background in International Law and Human Rights Law and seek to maintain a cross-disciplinary focus in all my research and professional endeavours.

Departmental Engagement

• Equality and Welfare Committee (EWC) - minorities and PGR representative since 2021. Submit your experiences and opinions about all things EDI and welfare via the anonymous feedback form hereLink opens in a new window.
• Warwick Continental Philosophy Conference (WCPC) - organising committee member and inclusivity officer 2023/2024.
• Minorities and Philosophy (MAP) - committee member from 2022-2024.
• Student Staff Liaison Committee (SSLC) - MAP representative 2023/24.
• Student Events Committee - committee member 2023/24.

Recent and Forthcoming Publications

Public Philosophy

Müller, C. (2021) "The Politics of Authenticity", Philosophy2u. Available hereLink opens in a new window.

Müller, C. (2020) "A Theory of Emptiness", Philosophy2u. Available hereLink opens in a new window.

Müller, C. (2020) "Quarantine, an Existential Perspective: A Self without Others", Philosophy2u. Available hereLink opens in a new window.

Talks and Presentations

October 2023: A Phenomenology of Neurodivergence. Philosophy Department Work in Progress Seminar, University of Warwick (UK).

September 2023: "You Guys Got a Rule Book?” Neurodivergence and the Game of Life. Lost in the Game ConferenceLink opens in a new window, University of Nottingham (UK).

May 2023: Othering and Difference: Conceptual Confusion and Why Words Matter. Philosophy Department Work in Progress Seminar, University of Warwick (UK).

Previous Education & Languages

• LLM in International Law with International Human Rights Law, The University of Kent (2019-2020)
• BA(Hons) in Philosophy, The University of Kent (2016-2019)

English (native) French (CEFR A2)

Russian (CEFR A2) German (CEFR A1)