SESSIONAL LECTURER: CSE348H1F – MAD STUDIES: THEORIES AND POLITICS

Date Posted: 06/24/2024

Req ID: 38111

Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science

Department: New College Prog

Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description:

The Critical Studies in Equity and Solidarity Program at New College seeks a sessional lecturer from September 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024 for the following in-person course:

CSE348H1F – Mad Studies: Theories and Politics

CSE348H1 – This course introduces the field of Mad Studies, an interdisciplinary area of scholarship and activism that centers the intersectional lived experiences, histories, cultures and politics of people who variously identify as Mad, psychiatric survivors, mentally ill, services users and consumers, (ex) patients and/or neurodivergent. 

Key topics explored include: the history of mad politics and activism in Canada; critiques of psychiatry; critical analyses of the production of mental health and illness at the intersections of race, class and gender; the intersections of prisons, policing and madness; ongoing carceral histories and abolitionist futures; cultural and artistic modes of representing experiences of madness and neurodivergence; resistance and mad pride. 

Enrolment Estimate: 40 students

Estimated TA Support: None

Class Schedule: Wednesdays 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Salary:

Sessional Lecturer I: $9,457.90

Sessional Lecturer I (Long-term): $9,930.79

Sessional Lecturer II: $10,121.77 Sessional Lecturer II (Long-term): $10,326.62

Sessional Lecturer III: $10,362.76

Sessional Lecturer III (Long-term): $10,570.02

Note: This course will be delivered in person. However, please note that, in keeping with current circumstances, the course delivery may change as determined by the Faculty or the Department.

Minimum Qualifications

Completed or nearly completed Ph.D. (or equivalent) required. Academic background in critical disability studies and/or mad studies and engagement with research on the history, culture and politics of madness.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience teaching social justice issues in a university setting is preferred.

Note: Undergraduate or graduate students and postdoctoral fellows of the University of Toronto are covered by the CUPE 3902 Unit 1 collective agreement rather than the Unit 3 collective agreement, and should not apply for positions posted under the Unit 3 collective agreement.

Responsibilities

Normal duties related to the design and teaching of a university credit course, including preparation and delivery of course content; development, administration and marking of assignments, tests and exams; calculation and submission of grades; and holding regular office hours.

It is understood that some announcements of vacancies are tentative, pending final course determinations and enrolment.

Application Process

Applicants should submit a detailed letter of application; an updated curriculum vitae; names and contact information (email and phone) for two referees or two reference letters; evidence of teaching in the relevant area, including student evaluations if available; and the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 application form located here: CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Application Form. 

Applications should be sent to:

CRITICAL STUDIES IN EQUITY AND SOLIDARITY

c/o New College Program Administrator

E-mail: [email protected]

Application deadline: July 17, 2024

Only applications submitted to the email address listed above will be considered.

Closing Date: 07/17/2024, 11:59PM EDT

This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement. 

It is understood that some announcements of vacancies are tentative, pending final course determinations and enrolment. Should rates stipulated in the collective agreement vary from rates stated in this posting, the rates stated in the collective agreement shall prevail. 

Preference in hiring is given to qualified individuals advanced to the rank of Sessional Lecturer II or Sessional Lecturer III in accordance with Article 14:12 of the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 collective agreement.

Please note: Undergraduate or graduate students and postdoctoral fellows of the University of Toronto are covered by the CUPE 3902 Unit 1 collective agreement rather than the Unit 3 collective agreement, and should not apply for positions posted under the Unit 3 collective agreement.

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