Sessional Instructional Assistant: His 280y1y - Toronto, Canada - University of Toronto

University of Toronto

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Toronto, Canada

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Description

Course Description:

Does China have "five thousand years of continuous history"? We will explore this deceptively simple question in this introduction to the history of what is now China from before the development of writing to the present.

No previous knowledge is required.

In addition to covering basic information about chronology and environment, this course will be organized around some key tensions:

Material life and popular culture vs. ideal norms and elite culture
Changes vs

continuities:
when did key watersheds occur, and what were their consequences?
- "Chinese" societies vs. their neighbors, especially the nomadic peoples of the northern steppes

People vs. naturephysical modifications to the environment over time
People vs. their bodies

- gender, sexuality, and families

By the end of the course, we will have explored not just what we know, but how we know about China's history.

You will be introduced to the practice of reading primary historical documents in translation, with a view to how historians use them to produce knowledge about the past.

Estimated Enrolment: 247

Est

Hours:
50

Class Schedule:
Wednesday 5-7

Sessional dates of appointment:
September 1, April 30, 2024

Salary:
$52.26/hour

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

Description of duties:
Arranging and assigning tutorial hours. Liaising with individual TAs and course instructor/supervisor over any pedagogical, procedural and student issues arising during the session. Preparing and maintaining course materials. Marking essays/exams submitted on petition.

Application Procedures:

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._