Justin Battin

Dr. Justin Battin

Associate Program Manager, Digital and Contextual Media

Details

  • College: School of Communication & Design
  • Department: School of Communication & Design
  • Campus: Saigon South Campus Vietnam
  • justin.battin@rmit.edu.vn

Open to

  • Masters Research or PhD student supervision

About

Justin has been at RMIT University in Ho Chi Minh City since 2018 and teaches in the contextual studies stream. He also teaches a general elective titled Sustainability & Creativity. His research focuses on intersecting strands of phenomenological philosophy with the everyday uses of mobile media technologies and mobile social media.

Awards and recognition:
- (2021) RMIT Vietnam Excellence in Learning and Teaching Award for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning (3,000 USD), RMIT University (Vietnam).

Employment history:
- Senior Lecturer (RMIT University)
- Lecturer (RMIT University)
- Assistant Professor (University of Silesia in Katowice)
- Invited Visiting Professor (University of Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano)
- Associate Lecturer (University of Sunderland)

Research interests

Mobile, social, and digital media; Phenomenology and place-making practices; Critical and cultural theory; Philosophy of technology