C u r r i c u l u m V i t a e
Present Appointment
Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Montclair State University
Institutional Contact
Email: tiger.roholt@montclair.edu
Tiger C. Roholt
Department of Philosophy & Religion
Montclair State University
446 Dickson Hall
Montclair, NJ 07043
Education
Columbia University
Ph.D., 2007; M.Phil., 2003; M.A., 2002
University of Minnesota
B.A. in Philosophy (Summa Cum Laude), 2000 (Minor: Ancient Greek)
Area of Specialization
Philosophy of Art, Philosophy of Music
Areas of Competence
Phenomenology, Philosophy of Mind, Existentialism, Ancient Philosophy
Dissertation
Groove: The Phenomenology of Musical Nuance, supervised by Lydia Goehr. Committee: Taylor Carman, Christopher Peacocke; Examiners: Sean D. Kelly (Harvard, Philosophy), Joseph Dubiel (Columbia, Music)
Publications
Groove: A Phenomenology of Rhythmic Nuance (Continuum, forthcoming in 2014)
Key Terms in Philosophy of Art (Continuum, forthcoming in 2013)
"A Methodological Distinction between Analytic and Continental Philosophy of Music" (under review)
“Philosophy of Music,” in The Grove Dictionary of American Music, second edition, Ed., Charles Hiroshi Garrett, (Oxford University Press), forthcoming
"Continental Philosophy and Music," in The Routledge Companion to Philosophy and Music, Eds., Theodore Gracyk and Andrew Kania (Routledge Press, 2011)
"Musical Musical Nuance," The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism 68 (2010): 1-10 [PDF: Download Roholt. Musical Musical Nuance ]
"Musical Experience, Philosophical Perspectives," in The Oxford Companion to Consciousness, Eds., Tim Bayne, Axel Cleeremans, and Patrick Wilken (Oxford University Press, 2009)
Review of Reading Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art: Selected Texts with Interactive Commentary, edited by Christopher Janaway (Blackwell Press, 2006), in The British Journal of Aesthetics, Vol. 47, No. 3; July 2007
Presentations
Conference Papers
"A Methodological Distinction between Analytic and Continental Philosophy of Music," Annual Meeting of the American Society for Aesthetics, St. Louis. October 24-27, 2012
"A Phenomenological Approach to Musical Subtlety," Annual Conference of the Royal Musical Association, Music and Philosophy Study Group (in association with the Music and Philosophy Study Group of the American Musicological Society), King's College London, July 20-21, 2012
"A Methodological Distinction between Analytic and Continental Philosophy of Music," Aesthetics Anarchy III: Methods in Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art. Indiana University, Bloomington IN. May 2011
"A Phenomenological Criticism of Diana Raffman's Account of Musical Nuance,"
presented at Aesthetics Anarchy: Genres, Categories, and Concepts in Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art, a workshop-style symposium; Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. May 2008Above paper also presented at The American Society for Aesthetics, Eastern Division Conference, Philadelphia, PA; April 2008
“The Phenomenology of Expressive Variations in Musical Performance.” presented at The 21st Anniversary Conference of the PA SSHE Interdisciplinary Association for Philosophy and Religious Studies, Indiana University of Pennsylvania; April 2008
"The Qualia of Active Musical Experience," American Society for Aesthetics, Eastern Division Conference, Philadelphia, PA; April 2005
"Groove (Nonconceptual Content and Qualia)," American Philosophical Association, Pacific Division Conference, Pasadena, CA; March 2004
Conference Commentaries
"Carvalho on Jacques Attali's Noise," American Society for Aesthetics, Eastern Division Conference, Philadelphia, PA, April 2009
“Pignocchi on Motor Perception in Aesthetic Experience,” American Philosophical Association, Pacific Division Conference, San Francisco, CA; April 2007
“Seeley on Neuroaesthetics,” American Society for Aesthetics, Eastern Division Conference, Philadelphia, PA; April 2007
Public Lectures
"What Is Aesthetic Experience?" The Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Thursday Evening Salon Series, March 2011
“On the Distinction between Analytic and Continental Philosophy of Music,” a public lecture at Montclair State University, March, 2011
“Philosophers on Musical Nuance,” a public lecture at Montclair State University, April, 2010
Teaching Experience
Montclair State University
Philosophies of Art (Fall 2009, Spring 2011, Summer 2012)
Fields of Philosophy, Aesthetics (Fall 2010)
Existentialism (Spring 2010)
Contemporary Philosophers (Spring 2012)
Social & Political Philosophy (Fall 2011, Fall 2012)
Introduction to Philosophy (Fall 2009...Fall 2012)Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Philosophy of Art (Spring 2008, Fall 2008)
Phenomenology and Existentialism (Spring 2009)
Honors Core II: Philosophy of Art & Philosophy of History
(Robert E. Cook Honors College, Spring 2008)
Honors Core III: Philosophy of Religion & Political Philosophy
(Robert E. Cook Honors College, Fall 2008)
Ethics (Summer 2008, online)
Introduction to Philosophy (Fall 2007, Spring 2009)
Methods of Critical Thinking (Fall 2007)Rowan University
Aesthetics (Fall 2006, Spring 2007)
Introduction to Philosophy (Fall 2006, Spring 2007)
Critical Thinking (Fall 2006)
Senior Thesis Seminar for Philosophy Minors (Spring 2007)
Survey of Western Philosophy (Spring 2007)Columbia University
Contemporary Civilization I: Plato through Locke
(Columbia College Core Curriculum, Fall 2004, Fall 2005)
Contemporary Civilization II: Hume through Foucault
(Columbia College Core Curriculum, Spring 2005, Spring 2006)
Aesthetics and Ethics (Summer 2004)
Montclair State University Service
Graduate Council (Fall 2010 - present)
Montclair State University's Creative Campus Initiative (2010 - present)
College of Humanities and Social Sciences Graduate Curriculum Committee (2009 - present)
Coordinating Two Departmental Philosophy Major Recruitment Projects (2011-present):
(1) Philosophy Major "Ambassador" Initiative
(2) The Student Commendation Letter Initiative
Webmaster, Department of Philosophy and Religion (Fall 2010 - present)
Referee and session chair, New Jersey Regional Philosophy Association (2009 and 2011)
Service to the Profession
Referee, Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism
Referee, British Journal of Aesthetics
Referee, Music and Politics
Panel Chair, American Society for Aesthetics, Eastern Division Conference, April 20-21, 2012, Philadelphia.
Conference Co-Organizer: The American Society for Aesthetics Eastern Division Meeting, Spring 2011 (with Christopher Bartel)
Conference Co-Organizer: The American Society for Aesthetics Eastern Division Meeting, Spring 2010 (with Bill Seeley)
Panel Chair: “Music, Meaning, and Ontology,” American Society for Aesthetics Annual Meeting, Denver Colorado, October 2009
Chair, APA Eastern Division Colloquium: “As,” Washington D.C., December 2006
Co-Organizer: Mind & Music Roundtable, Columbia University, Philosophy Department,
4-5 March 2006 (with Christopher Bartel)
Chair, Mind & Music Roundtable, Session on Emotion; Speakers: Christopher Peacocke and Paul BoghossianReferee, 2004 Society of Student Philosophers Conference, Temple University
Chair, Mind & Music Roundtable, Session on Content; Speakers: Mark DeBellis, Diana Raffman, and Christopher Bartel
Referee, 2002 Columbia/NYU Graduate Student Conference
2001: An organizer of the 2001 Columbia/NYU Graduate Student Conference
Workshops and Seminars
Teaching Fellow, Engaged Teaching Fellows Program, facilitator: Ken Bain, Montclair State University, 2010-2011
Lydia Goehr's Columbia University Faculty-Student Reading Group on Aesthetics, 2001-2006, 2009-Present
Workshop on Teaching Writing, facilitator: Dr. Robert Yagelski, SUNY–Albany, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2008
Language Skills
Ancient Greek
Hebrew (beginning-intermediate level)
Other Experience and Skills
Before beginning graduate school I was a professional musician. For several years, I wrote, recorded, and performed in a variety of contemporary popular music styles (vocal, drums, guitar). I have also worked in the music business.
