Sessional Lecturer - Toronto, Canada - University of Toronto

University of Toronto

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Description

Date Posted:04/09/2024

Req ID: 36884

Faculty/Division:
Faculty of Arts & Science

Department:
Department of Art History

Campus:
St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description:

Course Number and Title:
FAH351H1F Black Art in North America

Course Description:

This introductory course will survey the interrelated history of Blackness and artistic production in the United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Canada.

Starting in the eighteenth century with the advent of the transatlantic slave trade and covering up to the Black Lives Matter movement, the course proceeds chronologically and considers the Black Art within its larger social context.

By discussing the aesthetic qualities of artworks and the careers of Black artists alongside the history of anti-Black racism in North America, we will explore both how the visual has been used as a tool of domination and how art can challenge or subvert racist ideologies.

At the end of the course, students will be familiar with the primary figures, debates, and works of art that constitute the field.

They will also be comfortable discussing the history of anti-Black racism and its current manifestations.

Topics include:

the visual culture of slavery and abolition, hemispheric and transatlantic modernisms, the racial politics of "outsider" and "folk" art, the Black Arts Movement, and art and mass incarceration.

Estimated Course Enrolment: 30 students

Estimated TA Support:
none

Class Schedule:
Tuesdays and Thursdays 1:00pm - 3:00pm (In Person)

Please note, the delivery method for this course is currently In Person. In keeping with current circumstances, the course delivery may change as determined by the Faculty or the Department.

Sessional dates of appointment:
May 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024; Final Assessment period June 19-24, 2024.

Please note:
This position includes the completion of any course work and marking not finished by June 30, 2024.

Salary:

Sessional Lecturer I $9,457.90

Sessional Lecturer I

Long Term $9,930.7
Sessional Lecturer II $10,121.7
Sessional Lecturer III $10,362.76

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.

Minimum qualifications:

MA in Art History is required; PhD in Art History is strongly preferred
Knowledge of Black Art in North America, including primary figures, debates, and works of art that constitute the field, is required.
At least 3 years of experience marking undergraduate essays in art history.
Evidence of recent teaching effectiveness.

Preferred qualifications:

Previous teaching experience in this or a similar course at the university level.

Closing Date: 04/12/2024, 4:59PM 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._