Sessional Lecturer | SDS470H1 | Critical Approaches in Porn Studies

Date Posted: 06/26/2024

Req ID: 38132

Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science

Department: Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies

Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description:

Course number and title: SDS470H1 Critical Approaches in Porn Studies

Section: LEC0101 

Course description: This course is a critical study of the historical, aesthetic, material, technical, legal, and cultural formation of the concept of pornography. The course explores the relationship between sexual representation, sex work, visual cultures, consumption, distribution, and format; works through debates about artistic merit and censorship and how they relate to larger issues of power, capitalism, and technology; and theorizes the relationship between sex and commerce. Readings will emphasize work by sex workers and feminist, queer, people of colour, and trans scholars.

Estimated course enrolment: 20

Estimated TA support:  None

Class schedule: TH:10:00-12:00 

This course is scheduled to be delivered in-person. 

Sessional dates of appointment: September 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024 

Salary (0.5 FCE): 

• includes vacation pay

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

Please note that should rates stipulated in the collective agreement vary from rates stated in this posting, the rates stated in the collective agreement shall prevail.

Qualifications: 

• Minimum Ph.D. candidate / Ph.D. in a relevant field
• Experience in teaching undergraduate courses in sexuality studies and related fields is preferred

Description of duties: 

• Coordination of an undergraduate course
• Preparation and delivery of lectures in this course
• Preparation, supervision and grading of tests and examinations in accordance with University regulations; submission of final grades
• Providing office hours for academic support of students

Application instructions: Interested individuals must submit an updated CV, cover letter and CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Application Form (available at https://uoft.me/CUPE-3902-Unit-3-Application-Form) by email to Naveen Minai, Undergraduate Coordinator at naveen.minai@utoronto.ca. Please cc sexual.diversity@utoronto.ca. 

Closing Date: 07/19/2024, 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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