Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies Contract Instructor Opportunities Fall/Winter 2017-18 *Per Article 15.2(d) the Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies wishes to advise that Course CHST 1000B (term 201730) has just become available and as such, is being posted immediately (May 8 th, 2017) Pursuant to Articles 15 to 18 of the CUPE 4600 Unit 2 Collective Agreement, and subject to both budgetary and administrative approvals, applications are invited from members of the CUPE 4600-2 bargaining unit and other interested persons to teach the following Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies courses during the 2016-2017 Fall and Winter terms. Please note that the University reserves the right to cancel any courses with insufficient registration. A note to all applicants: As per Articles 16.3 and 16.4 in the CUPE 4600-2 Collective Agreement, the posted vacancies listed below are first offered to applicants meeting the incumbency criterion. A link to the current CUPE 4600-2 Collective Agreement can be found at the Employment Agreements webpage on the Carleton University Human Resources website http://carleton.ca/hr/collectiveagreements/ and the CUPE 4600-2 website http://4600.cupe.ca/ Application Procedures and Deadlines: All applicants must apply to the Department Head in writing and in relation to each course for which they wish to be considered by May 29 th, 2017: Dr. Adam Barrows Director, Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies Carleton University 1125 Colonel by Drive, 2201 Dunton Tower Ottawa, ON. K1S 5B6 adam.barrows@carleton.ca cc: laura.barrow@carleton.ca As per Article 15.3 of the current CUPE 4600 Unit 2 Collective Agreement, applicants are required to submit an up to date CV, including a complete listing of all courses taught within the CUPE 4600 Unit 2 bargaining unit at Carleton University. Candidates are also asked to complete a Contract Instructor Application Form. Candidates who have already contacted the department and submitted a CV recently need only indicate their interest in particular courses. NOTE: that when applying to classes for which they have incumbency, applicants shall not be required to (re)submit documentation beyond their updated CV. Carleton University is strongly committed to fostering diversity within its community as a source of excellence, cultural enrichment and social strength. We welcome those who would contribute to the further diversification of our University including but not limited to women, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, Aboriginal peoples, and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity.
CHILD STUDIES: CHST 1000: Childhood in the Global Context [O.5 CREDITS], FALL How diversity, complexity, and changes in community, home, and school environments impact on children's lives. Socio-political perspectives, cultural belief systems, and the global community will be examined within the framework of different discourses of childhood and youth. Lecture and discussion groups three hours a week. area of child studies directly related to the topic of the course listed above.
1 of 8 Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies Contract Instructor Opportunities Fall/Winter 2017-18 Pursuant to Articles 15 to 18 of the CUPE 4600 Unit 2 Collective Agreement, and subject to both budgetary and administrative approvals, applications are invited from members of the CUPE 4600-2 bargaining unit and other interested persons to teach the following Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies courses during the 2017-2018 Fall and Winter terms. Please note that the University reserves the right to cancel any courses with insufficient registration. A note to all applicants: As per Articles 16.3 and 16.4 in the CUPE 4600-2 Collective Agreement, the posted vacancies listed below are first offered to applicants meeting the incumbency criterion. A link to the current CUPE 4600-2 Collective Agreement can be found at the Employment Agreements webpage on the Carleton University Human Resources website http://carleton.ca/hr/collectiveagreements/ and the CUPE 4600-2 website http://4600.cupe.ca/ Application Procedures and Deadlines: All applicants must apply to the Department Head in writing and in relation to each course for which they wish to be considered by May 22 nd, 2017: Dr. Adam Barrows Director, Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies Carleton University 1125 Colonel by Drive, 2201 Dunton Tower Ottawa, ON. K1S 5B6 adam.barrows@carleton.ca cc: laura.barrow@carleton.ca As per Article 15.3 of the current CUPE 4600 Unit 2 Collective Agreement, applicants are required to submit an up to date CV, including a complete listing of all courses taught within the CUPE 4600 Unit 2 bargaining unit at Carleton University. Candidates are also asked to complete a Contract Instructor Application Form. Candidates who have already contacted the department and submitted a CV recently need only indicate their interest in particular courses. NOTE: that when applying to classes for which they have incumbency, applicants shall not be required to (re)submit documentation beyond their updated CV. Carleton University is strongly committed to fostering diversity within its community as a source of excellence, cultural enrichment and social strength. We welcome those who would contribute to the further diversification of our University including but not limited to women, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, Aboriginal peoples, and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity.
2 of 8 CHILD STUDIES: CHST 1002: Childhood in Canadian Context [O.5 CREDITS], WINTER An introduction to different approaches to the study of childhood in the Canadian context. Illustrative examples will be drawn from a variety of topics of relevance to Canadian children such as immigration and multiculturalism, First Nations, Métis, and Inuit populations, health systems, education, and communities. Lecture and discussion groups three hours a week. area of child studies directly related to the topic of the course listed above. CHST 3000: Tweens and Teens in Contemporary Society [O.5 CREDITS], WINTER Comprehensive interdisciplinary overview of key issues, research, and theoretical developments in the study of youth. The different and often conflicting conceptualizations of youth and theories and their implications. area of child studies directly related to the topic of the course listed above. CHST 3001: Vulnerable Children: Risk, Resilience and Protection [O.5 CREDITS], FALL Interdisciplinary perspectives on the experiences of children experiencing specific challenges in a Canadian or global context (children with disabilities, orphan and foster care children, children living in poverty, abused or sexual exploited children, immigrant and refugees status children).
3 of 8 area of child studies directly related to the topic of the course listed above. CHST 3303/HUMR 3303: CHILDREN S RIGHTS [O.5 CREDITS], FALL Global issues pertaining to the rights of children, international treaties and mechanisms involved in the promotion and protection of children s rights. Topics may include children in armed conflict; child sex tourism; the rights of indigenous children; and gender-based violence against children. Lecture three hours a week. area of child studies/human rights directly related to the topic of the course listed above. DISABILITY STUDIES: DBST 1001: Introduction to Disability Studies [0.5 CREDITS], FALL Challenging negative stereotypes of disability by allowing students the opportunity to explore disability through many different venues including history, theory, culture, ethics, policy and disability rights. Reframing disability from personal tragedy to issues of oppression, access, inclusion and equality. Lectures and discussion groups three hours per week. area of disability studies and policy studies. DBST 4001: Disability Studies: Policy and Activism [0.5 CREDITS], WINTER The complex legal, policy and discursive frameworks that shape the lives of persons with disability and the history of the emergence of the disability rights movement as a scholarly and activist challenge to, and renegotiation of, those frameworks. Lecture three hours a week.
4 of 8 area of disability studies and policy studies. HUMAN RIGHTS: HUMR 1001: INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN RIGHTS [1.0 CREDITS], FALL-WINTER Human rights from an interdisciplinary perspective. Topics may include the foundations and nature of rights, roots of inequality and oppression, aboriginal rights, racism, women and rights, sexual orientation, state and corporate power, economic exploitation, the environment and rights, warfare, torture, and social movements. Lecture and discussion groups three hours a week. area of human rights. HUMR 2001: Human Rights: Theories and Foundations [0.5 CREDITS], FALL Historical overview of the theoretical and philosophical approaches underlying the human rights movement and relevant to the normative ideals and aspirations of human rights and to the strategies of their implementation. Lectures and discussion groups three hours a week. area of human rights directly related to the topic of the course listed above.
5 of 8 HUMR 3002: RIGHT TO THE CITY [O.5 CREDITS], WINTER The right to the city as an emerging focus of advocacy and analysis in urban movements for social justice around especially the local and transnational dimensions of the right to the city movement. area of human rights and urban studies directly related to the topic of the course listed above. HUMR 3202: HUMAN RIGHTS AND RESISTANCE [0.5 CREDITS], FALL This course problematizes human rights paradigms and critically examines the limitations of the political within liberal democracies. Bringing together theory and politics, alternative approaches to activism are explored. Topics may include struggles grounded in radical democracy, anti-capitalism, and social justice perspectives. area of human rights directly related to the topic of the course listed above. HUMR 3301: Racialization, Racism and Human Rights [0.5 CREDITS], FALL The forms and effects of systemic race-based human rights abuses. Topics may include immigration and refugee policies and practices, anti-apartheid regimes, racial profiling, the racial politics of nationhood and armed conflict, civil rights and resistance movements in differing cultural contexts. area of human rights directly related to the topic of the course listed above.
6 of 8 HUMR 3302: Culture, Religion, and Women's Human Rights [0.5 credit], WINTER The impact of cultural and religious traditions on women's human rights. Topics may include the impact of gender roles on the status of women, cultural relativism, and strategies used to advance women's human rights such as NGOs engagements with CEDAW. area of human rights directly related to the topic of the course listed above. HUMR 4303: SPECIAL TOPICS IN IDENTITIES AND DIVERSITIES: DISABILITY RIGHTS [0.5 CREDITS], WINTER A critical approach to the study of disability rights by exploring the intersections of disability with race, sexuality, gender, colonialism, health, and other discourses. Seminar three hours a week. area of human rights and disability studies directly related to the topic of the course listed above. LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN STUDIES: LACS 1001: INTRODUCTION TO LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN STUDIES I [0.5 CREDITS], FALL An introduction to the history, culture, societies, and literatures of the region. Students will get a broad overview of the region and will be introduced to the disciplines used to study these societies. Lectures three hours per week. experience. Priority will be given to candidates with research degrees and teaching experience at the university level.
7 of 8 Teaching Competence: Qualified candidates must be able to demonstrate research and teaching expertise in the area of pre-colonial and colonial history. LACS 1002: INTRODUCTION TO LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN STUDIES II [0.5 CREDITS], WINTER An interdisciplinary introduction to the major political, economic, environmental, and geographical issues confronting the region. Lectures three hours per week. experience. Priority will be given to candidates with research degrees and teaching experience at the university level. Teaching Competence: Qualified candidates must be able to demonstrate research and teaching expertise in the area of Latin American and Caribbean Studies directly related to 20 th and 21 st century politics and society with a focus on democratization, authoritarian regimes, indigenous movements, social and foreign policies, and political economy. SEXUALITY STUDIES: SXST 3103: SEXUALITY AND DISABILITY [0.5 CREDITS], FALL and WINTER Exploration of ways that embodied categories of sex and gender, as well as desire are mediated through mainstream and alternative discourses of disability. Topics may include: crip theory, mental health issues, and LGBTQ sexualities. Lecture three hours a week. area of sexuality and disabilities studies.
8 of 8 SXST 4103: Politics of Kink [0.5 CREDITS], FALL This seminar analyzes critically the existence and regulation of non-normative sexual attitudes, behaviours and practices. Topics may include: non-monogamy, sadomasochism, pornography. Seminar three hours a week. area of sexuality studies.