Sessional Lecturer for CIN431H1F - Cinema That Doesn't Work
About The Position
This course explores how cinema has historically absorbed and reflected the boundaries between work and play, and how these questions also reflect anxieties about constructing and maintaining boundaries between race, class, and gender. Students will track cinema’s rise to the status of a medium worthy of analysis inside and outside the classroom; examine cinematic depictions of downtime and leisure; explore various independent film movements’ relationship to the art of making cinema as acts of labor or devotion; consider recent non-productive formal and ethical approaches to cinema such as the slow cinema movement and recent queer/crip critiques of ableist cinema. The course will also consider whether, in the age of communicative capitalism, we are ever really off-the-clock. The estimated course enrolment is 19 students. The class schedule is Monday 10:00 - 14:00. The delivery method for this course is currently In Person, but may change as determined by the Faculty or the Institute. Sessional dates of appointment are September 1 - December 31, 2026.
Requirements
- MA in Cinema/Film required
- At least 5 years of experience teaching cinema at the university level, with a concentration on film history, theory, and/or analysis.
- At least 5 years of experience marking undergraduate essays in cinema.
- Evidence of recent teaching effectiveness.
- Ability to teach online if public health issues require.
Nice To Haves
- Demonstrated expertise in literature on leisure, work, and film theory.
Responsibilities
- Lecture
- Grade assignments
- Hold office hours each week
- Answer queries by email or appointment
- Follow the broad outline of the established syllabus
- Use any ordered textbooks/films
- Discuss revisions and/or updates to the curriculum with the Director
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
