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Sessional Lecturer - FAH392H5S Topics in Modern Art/Architecture

Date Posted: 06/27/2025
Req ID: 44131
Faculty/Division: UofT Mississauga
Department: UTM: Visual Studies
Campus: University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)

 

Description:

Course number and title: FAH392H5S Topics in Modern Art/Architecture - Contemporary Art and Migrations

Topic description: Focusing on the intersections of visual arts since 1945 and modern migrations in their global social, political, and artistic contexts, we examine representations of diverse migrant experiences in contemporary art practice across various geographies and media, including comic books, video and installation art, performance, conceptual photo practice, documentary and artist films, public art and activist art projects. The works of migrant artists are explored in relation to the broader and intertwined questions of displacement, identity, and coexistence in the global world shaped by colonialism and capitalism, fractured and unstable. Can contemporary migrant art narratives and recent curatorial projects in Europe, US, Canada, and Australia effectively redefine our thinking about citizenship, belonging, and otherness and challenge the heartless spectacle of migrant shame and suffering in social and mass media with a message of solidarity and kindness?

 

Estimated course enrolment: 35

 

Estimated TA support: 0

 

Class schedule:  Friday 15:00-17:00

Sessional dates of appointment:  January 5 - April 6, 2026

 

Salary: 

$9,820.07 (Sessional Lecturer I)  
$10,510.03 (Sessional Lecturer I Long Term)  
$10,510.03 (Sessional Lecturer II) 
$10,760.27 (Sessional Lecturer II Long Term)  
$10,760.27 (Sessional Lecturer III) 
$11,030.35 (Sessional Lecturer III  Long Term 

 

Minimum qualifications: A Ph.D is essential. Mastery of the subject area is required. Demonstrated excellence in teaching this UTM course previously is required. Experience as a sole responsibility course instructor is an asset.

Description of duties: (May include but are not limited to): all normal duties related to the design and teaching of a university credit course, including preparation and delivery of course material, preparation and delivery of assignments, tests and/or exams, supervision of teaching assistants, marking of students’ work, submission of grades to university officials, and holding regular office hours.

Scheduling of guest speakers is limited to one week class session.
 

 

Application instructions: 

Please email your CV and a letter of application to:
Professor Brian Price, Chair, Department of Visual Studies at dvsjobs@utoronto.ca
An individual application is required for each job posting.  Please do not apply for multiple positions in one email. Please include your last name and the course code in the email subject line. 

 

No late applications will be accepted.

 

Selections for positions are made by the Chair.  Questions regarding positions may be directed to Steph Sullivan by e-mail to s.sullivan@utoronto.ca

Closing Date: 07/22/2025, 11:59PM EDT
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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.  

 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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