Tenure-Track Position in Film and Moving Image Studies, Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema
Job title: Tenure-Track Position in Film and Moving Image Studies, Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema
Position code: 23_T_CINE_M
Date posted: September 29, 2023
Application deadline: November 15, 2023
Advertised until: Position is filled
Position description
The Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema in the Faculty of Fine Arts invites applications for a tenure-track position in Film and Moving Image Studies at the rank of Assistant Professor to begin August 1, 2024. Duties include teaching undergraduate (BFA) and graduate (MA & PhD) courses in the Film and Moving Image Studies area. The incumbent will be asked to teach a 2/2 load and should be prepared to supervise graduate students, serve on graduate supervisory committees, and perform administrative duties. Over time, the successful candidate will actively engage in program stewardship and participate in committee work at the Department, Faculty and University levels. In addition to teaching and service, faculty members are expected to maintain an active research profile.
Qualifications and assets
Applicants for this position must have a PhD in Film Studies, Media Studies, or a cognate discipline (or be completed by the start date of the appointment). The successful candidate will have teaching experience at the university level and demonstrate an active program of research as well as a record of publications. Prior activities demonstrating leadership, service, and commitment to diversity will be considered assets. We are seeking candidates with expertise in the field of Film and Moving Image Studies whose research and teaching focuses on methodologies and issues of racial and ethnic diversity, equity, and inclusion. Preference will be given to candidates whose research approaches histories and/or theories of film, television, and other moving image media through the critical perspectives of race, ethnicity, indigeneity, intersectionality, decoloniality, disability and/or diasporic studies. The ideal candidate will be a scholar working in the burgeoning fields of Indigenous Studies, Black Studies, and Critical Race Studies in the Americas and beyond in the areas of film, television, and moving image media, with a research profile that addresses underrepresented groups or geographical areas, (trans)cultural perspectives and modes of artistic or media-based political activism and dissent including but not limited to anti-Black and anti-Indigenous racisms, legacies of colonialism, and other forms of systemic oppression.
The main criteria for selection are scholarly and teaching excellence. The successful candidate will provide evidence of high-quality scholarly output that demonstrates potential for independent research leading to peer assessed publications and the securing of external research funding, as well as strong potential for outstanding teaching contributions at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Candidates are encouraged to share any career interruptions or personal circumstances that may have had an impact on their career goals in their letter of application. These will be carefully considered in the assessment process. The Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema values diversity among its faculty and strongly encourages applications from women and members of underrepresented groups. Concordia University is an English-language institution of higher learning at which the primary language of instruction and research is English. Since this position supports academic functions of the university, proficiency in English is required. Working knowledge of French, including reading and grading student work in French, is an asset.
How to apply
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and Permanent Residents will be given priority. To comply with the Government of Canada’s reporting requirements, the University is obliged to gather information about applicants’ status as either Permanent Residents of Canada or Canadian citizens. While applicants need not identify their country of origin or current citizenship, all applicants must include one of the following statements:
Yes, I am a citizen or permanent resident of Canada.
or
No, I am not a citizen or permanent resident of Canada.
Applications should be submitted electronically to jobs.cinema@concordia.ca on or before November 15, 2023, but will continue to be reviewed until the position is filled. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified. Submissions should consist of a single PDF file that is identified with the candidate’s name and position code (23_T_CINE_M), and includes the following items in the order specified below:
- A cover letter outlining interest for the position, past and current research, as well as excellence in teaching
- A current curriculum vitae indicating all academic achievements (including awards and accolades), research grants, and all relevant professional experience
- Evidence of teaching effectiveness—e.g., teaching evaluations (if applicable), sample assignments, and syllabi of at least two courses taught (undergraduate and graduate if applicable)
- Evidence of scholarship that includes up to two representative refereed articles, book chapters, or dissertation chapters
- A statement on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion regarding pedagogy
- The names and contact information of three referees
- A declaration stating either: “Yes, I am a citizen or permanent resident of Canada” or “No, I am not a citizen or permanent resident of Canada”
All inquiries regarding this position may be directed to Dr. Martin Lefebvre, Chair, Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema at martin.lefebvre@concordia.ca.
Concordia University is strongly committed to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive community, and recognizes the importance of inclusion in achieving excellence in teaching and research. As part of this commitment to providing our students with the dynamic, innovative, and inclusive educational environment of a Next‐Generation University, we require all applicants to articulate in their cover letter how their background, as well as lived and professional experiences and expertise have prepared them to teach in ways that are relevant for a diverse, multicultural contemporary Canadian society.
Possible examples to demonstrate a diverse experience may include, but are not limited to:
- teaching about underrepresented populations
- community-based research
- mentoring students from underrepresented backgrounds
- offering or organizing educational programming
- participation in training and workshops
All applicants will receive an email invitation to complete a short equity survey. Participation in the survey is voluntary and no identifying information about candidates will be shared with hiring committees. Candidates who wish to self-identify as a member of an underrepresented group to the hiring committee may do so in their cover letter or by writing directly to the contact person indicated in this posting.
Adaptive measures
Applicants who anticipate requiring adaptive measures throughout any stage of the recruitment process may contact, in confidence, Anna Barrafato, Accessibility Change Lead: anna.barrafato@concordia.ca or by phone at 514.848.2424 extension 3511.
Symposium Call
October 23, 5pm EST
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS
Visions of Care and Collaboration
An online symposium organized in conjunction with the Toronto Queer Film Festival
DATE: March 22-24, 2024
Proposal deadline: October 23, 2023. Submit proposals here.
Everyone is welcome to apply. This is a paid opportunity for all involved.
The Toronto Queer Film Festival is seeking proposals for its annual Symposium around the theme of Visions of Care and Collaboration.
Visions of Care and Collaboration brings forward the hope of building a community full of love, respect, and growth. The current state of the world is crumbling with public health abandonment, dirty politics, and pushing bootstraps ideologies of individualism in service of capitalist accumulation and resource hoarding. Visions of Care and Collaboration imagines a world where taking care of each other becomes a revolutionary act: engaging in mutual aid, prioritizing community, and dismantling consumerism. We create space for conversations around needs, necessary changes, and how to develop relationships with each other and our environments. We want to see a world where we acknowledge each other’s struggles, but are there for each other with support and new ways of thinking.
In alignment with the guiding principles of TQFF, we ask that submissions to this symposium uphold the principles of decolonization and liberation for all, by prioritizing Indigenous sovereignty, Black liberation, anti-racism, accessibility, prison abolition, and a borderless world.
The TQFF Symposium invites cross-disciplinary practitioners, both within and outside of media and film arts, to explore topics relevant to the theme of Visions of Care and Collaboration. Creative engagement such as visuals, clips, performances, poetry reading, and other hybrid forms of presentations are highly encouraged. Some considerations include the following:
- 2Spirit/Queer/Trans world-building;
- Oral or written traditions;
- Mythology, or folklore;
- Disability Justice;
- COVID, HIV and AIDS activism;
- Indigenous and Afro-Futurism;
- Queer resistance as demonstrated within cinematic genres of speculative fiction including horror, sci-fi, fantasy, etc;
- Non-human kinship;
- Non-heteronormative love, relationships, and family units;
- Sex-worker led resistance and collective-care movements;
- Indigenous language reclamation and land return across Turtle Island;
*A NOTE ABOUT ACADEMIC PAPER SUBMISSIONS:
To keep in line with the intentions of TQFF as an accessible and alternative creative venue, we are at this time discouraging the submission of traditional academic papers and presentations that utilize academic jargon. We recommend presentations that actively engage with what will primarily be a non-academic audience. For those who wish to present research, we require that you indicate the format and content of your presentation.
Everyone is welcome to apply. We highly suggest taking a look at previous programming from our previous years when considering your submission: TQFF Archive
Please submit the following information via our online form by October 23th, 2023.
- Name
- Affiliation (Institutional, collectives, ad-hoc groups, etc., if applicable)
- Presentation format (i.e. paper, roundtable, workshop, creative)
- Presentation title
- 250-word abstract
- The email address you can be contacted at
- Accessibility needs
TQFF distinguishes itself from other festivals and arts organizations that serve the LGBTQ2S+ community by focusing on experimentally formal and social-justice focused film and video and by encouraging the submission— and prioritizing the programming—of work by and about Queer and Trans People of Color, Indigenous people, people with disabilities and the work of local, low-income, DIY, and/or emerging filmmakers.
The TQFF Symposium is generously funded by the Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council and Toronto Arts Council. You can read more about TQFF on our website.
Instagram: @torontoqueerfilmfestival
Facebook: Toronto Queer Film Festival
CALL FOR PAPERS
SYNOPTIQUE ISSUE 11.1
“TEACHING MEDIA ARCHIVES”
Synoptique is inviting submissions for a special issue entitled “Teaching Media Archives.” This special issue will explore strategies to activate student interest in archives and media preservation, bridging a gap between film and media education and the archival profession. These strategies may be those that teachers and archivists have implemented or merely envisioned, and can encompass curricular or extracurricular courses, programs, initiatives, or activities. We welcome academic articles as well as annotated syllabi, informal reflections on teaching, interviews, roundtable discussions, and more.
The proliferation of dozens of streaming sites has made all of film history seem easily within reach. Further, digitized access to archival materials through projects like the Media History Digital Library means students can undertake archival research without ever setting foot into a physical archive or speaking to an archivist. In context with these changes, how can the behind-the-scenes work of media preservation be made more visible? How can we raise awareness of the practices and politics that determine which media artifacts are preserved and made available and which are not—whose histories are documented and whose are forgotten? How are instructors responding to these needs and collaborating with archivists to bring students into the archive, and the archive into the classroom?
While there has been significant interest in archival education as of late—evidenced not least by a recent special issue of Synoptique on the institutionalization of media archival graduate programs—less attention has been paid to the practical realities of pedagogy and instruction. What actually happens in the classroom? How do you “teach media archives”? We want to address this gap by devoting this special issue to exploring how we might envision media archival education today, sometimes with limited or no access to physical archives, and always balancing hands-on learning and practice with theory and history.
We invite scholars of all levels and disciplines who engage with media archives (defined broadly) and pedagogy (defined broadly) to contribute traditional peer-reviewed articles as well as alternative formats–including creative work, personal reflections, thought pieces, interviews, roundtable discussions or debates, annotated syllabi or assignments, and more. Suggested topics may include, but are not limited to:
- working with archival media as primary research documents, as creative source material, and as heritage artifacts
- the materiality of media and technological obsolescence
- the politics of the “canon”
- community archiving and counter-archives
- debates about naming—who gets to call themselves archives or archivists?
- media-archival education and social justice
- interventions into archival theory and/or practice
- student-led preservation and/or programming initiatives
- the preservation of student films
- internships, fellowships, assistantships, etc.
- pursuing the archival profession without access to archives, preservation, or conservation classes
- the personal DVD or home media collection as archive and the role of physical media in pedagogy
- archival education at the intersection of film and media studies, art history, archaeology, library and information science, museum studies, and more
- the value of an MLIS or other professional degree
- the impact and effects of COVID-19 on media archives’ past, present, and future
- making archival instruction—and the archival profession—accessible and inclusive to students from historically underrepresented groups, whether based on class, disability, ethnicity, gender, race, sexuality, or other socioeconomic factors
Reviews of relevant recent books, films, conferences, or other events are also welcome. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions regarding your submission ideas.
Essays submitted for peer review should be approximately 5,500-7,500 words. Submissions for the non-reviewed section should be approximately 1,500-3,500 words. Reviews should be approximately 2,000 words. All submissions must conform to Chicago author-date style (17th ed.). Video essays submitted for peer review are also accepted. All images must be accompanied by photo credits and captions.
Creative works and interventions in the form of digital video, still imagery, or other multimedia forms will be hosted or embedded on the Synoptique website, and/or otherwise linked to in the PDF version of the journal.
Submissions may be written in either French or English.
Please submit completed essays or works to the journal editors (editor@synoptique.ca) and copy the issue guest editors, Hugo Ljungbäck (hugo@ljungback.se) and Christian Balistreri (christianbalistreri14@gmail.com), by January 15, 2024. We will send notifications of acceptance by February 15, 2024.
Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream – Black Canadian Studies
Date Posted: 09/11/2023
Closing Date: 10/30/2023, 11:59PM ET
Req ID: 32583
Job Category: Faculty – Teaching Stream (continuing)
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science
Department: University College & Transitional Year Programme
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Description:
University College at the Faculty of Arts & Science and the Transitional Year Programme (TYP) at the University of Toronto invite applications for a full-time, teaching stream appointment in the field of Black Canadian Studies. The appointment will be at the rank of Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, with an expected start date of July 1, 2024. It will be a joint appointment between University College in the Faculty of Arts & Science (51%) and the Transitional Year Programme (49%).
Applicants must have earned a PhD degree in a field related to Canadian Studies or a cognate area in either the Humanities or Social Sciences, by the time of appointment or shortly thereafter, with a clearly demonstrated record of excellence in teaching. We seek a candidate who has an established record as an outstanding instructor and is enthusiastic about the opportunity to enjoy a long-term career in teaching at the University of Toronto. We seek candidates whose teaching interests complement and enhance our existing departmental strengths. We seek candidates with a demonstrated ability to teach on topics relating to Black Canadian Studies, but also more broadly with respect to race and ethnicity in Canada, and how these intersect with other forms of identity, such as gender, sexuality, disability, and/or class as well as colonialism and imperialism, see https://www.uc.utoronto.ca/black-canadian-studies.
Candidates must have teaching experience in a degree-granting program, and/or postsecondary access program, including lecture preparation and delivery, curriculum development, and the development of online course materials and lectures. In addition, the successful candidate will be expected to participate in program discussions regarding the curriculum in both TYP and Canadian Studies, as well as engage in undergraduate mentorship with an aim to foster a vibrant intellectual community for undergraduates in both programs. Evidence of excellence and innovation in teaching and a commitment to excellent pedagogical inquiry can be demonstrated through teaching accomplishments, awards and accolades, presentations at significant conferences, the teaching dossier submitted as part of the application (with required materials outlined below) as well as strong letters of references from referees of high standing.
The candidate should also have experience teaching writing, research methods and/or analytic skills to traditional and non-traditional undergraduate university students who may have faced barriers to access university education due to race, indigeneity, class, gender, sexual orientation, ability and/or migrant/refugee identifications and histories. For these reasons, we request evidence of engagement in the scholarship of teaching, learning, and pedagogy related to development of writing and other skills across the curriculum. Candidates are expected to show evidence of a commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, and the promotion of a respectful and collegial learning and working environment that is demonstrated through the application materials.
Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.
The Faculty of Arts and Science at the University of Toronto (St. George Campus) has both a collegiate and departmental structure. University College is the founding college of the University and has a long-standing commitment to supporting its diverse body of around 5500 undergraduate students so that they can excel intellectually, while also engaging in the wider world. Canadian Studies is an interdisciplinary undergraduate program, which includes a minor in Asian Canadian Studies as well as hosting a Certificate in Black Canadian Studies. In addition to Canadian Studies, University College sponsors two other innovative undergraduate programs – Cognitive Science and Health Studies – and is affiliated with the Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies, and the Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies. For more information about the Canadian Studies Program, see https://www.uc.utoronto.ca/canadianstudies.
The Transitional Year Programme is a full-time, eight-month access-to-University program intended for adults who do not have the formal qualifications for university admission. It is meant for those who did not have an opportunity to finish high school because of financial problems, family difficulties or other circumstances beyond their control. The Program actively encourages applications from members of the Indigenous, Black and LGBTQ communities, sole-support parents, persons with disabilities, neurodiversity, and individuals from working-class backgrounds of all ethnicities. Admitting about 50 students each year, TYP provides each student with academic advising, access to social work and counselling support, need-based bursaries, and space to work, socialize, and be with other students in their program. For more information about the Transitional Year Program, see http://typ.utoronto.ca/.
All qualified candidates are invited to apply by clicking on the link below. Applications must submit a cover letter; curriculum vitae; writing sample; and a complete teaching dossier to include a strong teaching statement, sample syllabi and course materials and, teaching evaluations. Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence. Candidates are therefore also asked to submit a 1‐2 page statement of contributions to equity and diversity, which might cover topics such as (but not limited to): research or teaching that incorporates a focus on underrepresented communities, the development of inclusive pedagogies, or the mentoring of students from underrepresented groups.
Applicants must provide the name and contact information of three references. The University of Toronto’s recruiting tool will automatically solicit and collect letters of reference from each once an application is submitted (this happens overnight). Applicants, however, remain responsible for ensuring that referees submit letters (on letterhead, dated, and signed) by the closing date. At least one reference letter must primarily address the candidate’s teaching.
Submission guidelines can be found at http://uoft.me/how-to-apply. Your CV and cover letter should be uploaded into the dedicated fields. Please combine additional application materials into one or two files in PDF/MS Word format. If you have any questions about this position, please contact the Program Director, Professor Robert Diaz (robert.diaz@utoronto.ca).
All application materials, including reference letters, must be received by 11:59 PM EST, Monday, October 30th 2023.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
Diversity Statement
The University of Toronto embraces Diversity and is building a culture of belonging that increases our capacity to effectively address and serve the interests of our global community. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, Black and racialized persons, women, persons with disabilities, and people of diverse sexual and gender identities. We value applicants who have demonstrated a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and recognize that diverse perspectives, experiences, and expertise are essential to strengthening our academic mission.
As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a brief Diversity Survey. This survey is voluntary. Any information directly related to you is confidential and cannot be accessed by search committees or human resources staff. Results will be aggregated for institutional planning purposes. For more information, please see http://uoft.me/UP.
Accessibility Statement
The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission.
The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities.
If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact uoft.careers@utoronto.ca.
FMSAC 2024 will be held at McGill University from June 14-16, 2024. Look for the Call for Papers as well as the announcement of next year’s Walsh and Pratley Lectures in the weeks to come.
La conférence de l’ACÉCM 2024 aura lieu à l’Université McGill du 14 au 16 juin 2024. Gardez l’œil ouvert pour l’appel aux communications ainsi que l’annonce des conférences Walsh et Pratley de l’année prochaine qui seront communiqués dans les semaines à venir.
Critical Digital Media and Design, Tenure-Track Assistant Professor
The Department of Communication Arts in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Waterloo invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Critical Digital Media and Design beginning July 1, 2024.
The Department of Communication Arts, located in a research-intensive university, is committed to program objectives (https://uwaterloo.ca/communication-arts/about-our-department) providing students with lifelong capacities 1) to examine agency and implication; 2) to support the development of critical and creative competencies; and 3) to encourage a language and imagination for the public good. The department has undergraduate programs in Communication Studies, Communication Arts & Design Practice, and Theatre & Performance, and a minor in Digital Arts Communication open to students across the university. These attractive and growing programs currently serve approximately 200 majors and 150 minors, and the department is in the process of proposing a practice-based graduate MA program. In addition, the Department delivers approximately 130 sections of communication courses to students from several different programs at the University. Presently these sections are offered to students in the Faculties of Science, Engineering, and Math.
The successful candidate will have a PhD in a research field such as Communication, Informatics, Design, Digital Humanities, or a related field, a strong research agenda, potentially combined with a practitioner profile, and demonstrated excellence in teaching. They will support current departmental programs by teaching primarily undergraduate Digital Arts Communication (DAC) classes, will help integrate digital arts practice into courses across the department, and will contribute to the department’s proposed MA program. In particular, the successful candidate will be able to teach DAC 309 (User Experience Design) as well as other Digital Arts Communication courses such as DAC 201 (Designing Digital Media), and DAC 305 (Designing and Evaluating Digital Games). A demonstrated pedagogical commitment to theoretically-informed practice, student-centered learning, and engagement of broad public concerns is required. We are particularly interested in applicants with expertise in critical humanistic and design approaches to user experience (UX). This includes approaches to user-centered research and design based on principles of anti-racism, feminism, inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility to interrogate the perspectives, assumptions, methods, and artifacts of UX Design. Candidates with expertise in critical race, Indigenous, dis/ability, trans, feminist, queer, sustainable, and/or Marxist methods and approaches to the practice and study of UX Design specifically and critical digital design more broadly are preferred. Approaches to digital media arts and production as communication are especially welcome, as is having a high degree of technological literacy, the ability to secure external funding, collaborative potential with other faculty across the department and university, the ability to engage in outreach activities with industry in their area, and the ability to contribute to the growth of the department.
The salary range for this position at the rank of Assistant Professor is $95,000.00 to $125,000.00. Duties include research, teaching, and academic service.
The closing date for applications is December 15, 2023. Application materials must be submitted as PDF files through the Online Faculty Application System (https://ofas.uwaterloo.ca/). Application materials should identify how the candidate’s teaching, research and service aligns with the Department’s program objectives (see above) and advances equity, anti-racism, decolonization, and inclusion. Please include electronic copies of a cover letter (addressed to Dr. Grit Liebscher, Interim Chair, Communication Arts), curriculum vitae, research statement (1-2 pages), statement of teaching effectiveness (1-2 pages) with additional teaching evidence (e.g. 1-2 examples of syllabi, small selection of course evaluations), and a sample of a publication/creative work or work in progress. Please also indicate three referees who will be contacted to provide references for you.
The University of Waterloo acknowledges that much of our work takes place on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee peoples. Our main campus is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land granted to the Six Nations that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River. Our active work toward reconciliation takes place across our campuses through research, learning, teaching, and community building, and is centralized within our Indigenous Initiatives Office (https://uwaterloo.ca/human-rights-equity-inclusion/indigenousinitiatives).
The University values the diverse and intersectional identities of its students, faculty, and staff. The University regards equity and diversity as an integral part of academic excellence and is committed to accessibility for all employees. The University of Waterloo seeks applicants who embrace our values of equity, anti-racism and inclusion. As such, we encourage applications from candidates who have been historically disadvantaged and marginalized, including applicants who identify as Indigenous peoples (e.g., First Nations, Métis, Inuit/Inuk), Black, racialized, people with disabilities, women and/or 2SLGBTQ+.
The University of Waterloo is committed to accessibility for persons with disabilities. If you have any application, interview or workplace accommodation requests, please contact Adrian Buchanan at adrian.buchanan@uwaterloo.ca.
If you have any questions regarding the position, the application process, assessment process, or eligibility, please contact Dr. Grit Liebscher at gliebsch@uwaterloo.ca.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
Three reasons to apply: https://uwaterloo.ca/faculty-association/why-waterloo.
Assistant Professor – Trans Cinema and Media
Date Posted: 09/13/2023
Closing Date: 11/15/2023, 11:59PM ET
Req ID: 32575
Job Category: Faculty – Tenure Stream (continuing)
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science
Department: Cinema Studies Institute
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Description:
The Cinema Studies Institute and the Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies in the Faculty of Arts & Science at the University of Toronto invites applications for a full-time tenure stream position in Trans Cinema and Media Studies. This will be a joint appointment between Cinema Studies (51%) and the Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies (49%). The appointment will be at the rank of Assistant Professor, with an expected start date of July 1, 2024, or shortly thereafter.
This search aligns with the University’s commitment to strategically and proactively promote diversity among our community members (Statement on Equity, Diversity & Excellence). Recognizing that Black, Indigenous, and other Racialized communities have experienced inequities that have developed historically and are ongoing, we strongly welcome and encourage candidates from those communities to apply.
Applicants must have a PhD degree in Cinema and Media Studies and/or Gender and Sexuality Studies, or a closely related area, in hand by the time of appointment, with a clearly demonstrated exceptional record in research and teaching, as well as a clear commitment to ongoing development in these domains. We seek candidates whose research and teaching interests complement and strengthen the existing profiles of the Cinema Studies Institute and Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies. The successful applicant is expected to have extensive expertise in both Cinema and Media Studies and Trans Studies. We especially welcome candidates with primary commitments to trans of colour critique, critical race theory, anti-carceral critique, transnational, diasporic, and transcultural approaches that open-up representational practices, histories, and theoretical frameworks and unsettle rigid North-South hemispheric binaries. Areas of research may include but are not limited to trans media arts, trans political economies of cinema and media, trans embodiment and trans cultural practices around cinematic media aesthetics and technologies, critical platform studies, as well as decolonial approaches to cinema and media. Candidates will be expected to pursue innovative and independent research and to establish an outstanding, competitive, and externally funded research program.
The successful candidate will teach a variety of courses for both Cinema Studies and Sexual Diversity Studies, including but not limited to their area of specialization and to the areas of trans, cinema, and media studies outlined above. The candidate must be eager to teach both specialized courses in Trans Cinema and Media Studies, as well as Cinema and Media Studies and Trans Studies more generally.
Candidates must provide evidence of research excellence, which can be demonstrated by a record of publications in top-ranked and field-relevant academic journals or forthcoming publications meeting high international standards, the submitted research statement, presentations at significant conferences, awards and accolades, and strong endorsements from referees.
Evidence of excellence in teaching will be provided through teaching accomplishments, the teaching dossier including a teaching statement, sample course materials, and teaching evaluations as submitted as part of the application, as well as strong letters of reference. Other teaching-related activities can include performance as a teaching assistant or course instructor, experience leading successful workshops or seminars, student mentorship, or excellent conference presentations or posters.
Candidates are also expected to show evidence of a commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, and the promotion of a respectful and collegial learning and working environment demonstrated through the application materials.
Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.
The University of Toronto is one of the world’s top research-intensive universities and, with its multicultural student body and cosmopolitan setting, it offers the opportunity to teach, conduct research, and live in one of the world’s most diverse and dynamic cities.
All qualified candidates are invited to apply by clicking on the link below. Applicants must submit a cover letter; a current curriculum vitae; a research statement outlining current and future research interests; a recent writing sample of no more than 10,000 words; and a teaching dossier to include a teaching statement, sample course materials and teaching evaluation data, or evidence of superior performance in other teaching-related activities as listed above. Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence. We seek candidates who value diversity and whose research, teaching, and service bear out our commitment to equity. Candidates are therefore also asked to submit a 1‐2 page statement of contributions to equity and diversity, which might cover topics such as (but not limited to): research or teaching that incorporates a focus on underrepresented communities, the development of inclusive pedagogies, or the mentoring of students from underrepresented groups.
Applicants must provide the name and contact information of three references. The University of Toronto’s recruiting tool will automatically solicit and collect letters of references from each the day after an application is submitted. Applicants, however, remain responsible for ensuring that references submit letters (on letterhead, dated and signed) by the closing date. More details on the automatic reference letter collection, including timelines, are available in the candidate FAQ.
Submission guidelines can be found here. Your CV and cover letter should be uploaded into the dedicated fields. Please combine additional application materials into one or two files in PDF/MS Word format. If you have any questions about this position, please contact Denise Ing at cinema.studies@utoronto.ca.
All application materials, including recent reference letters must be received before the closing date of November 15, 2023.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
Diversity Statement
The University of Toronto embraces Diversity and is building a culture of belonging that increases our capacity to effectively address and serve the interests of our global community. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, Black and racialized persons, women, persons with disabilities, and people of diverse sexual and gender identities. We value applicants who have demonstrated a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and recognize that diverse perspectives, experiences, and expertise are essential to strengthening our academic mission.
As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a brief Diversity Survey. This survey is voluntary. Any information directly related to you is confidential and cannot be accessed by search committees or human resources staff. Results will be aggregated for institutional planning purposes. For more information, please see http://uoft.me/UP.
Accessibility Statement
The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission.
The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities.
If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact uoft.careers@utoronto.ca.
Assistant Professorship in Creative Industries, University of Glasgow
We are seeking to appoint a Lecturer who will join us in building our dynamic new undergraduate programme in Creative Arts and Industries and who conceives of their research and pedagogy within a creative industries framework. Experience of teaching across the cultural/creative industries is essential, although candidates’ research may be specialized in specific sub-sectors. In particular, we welcome interest from scholars working within Global Majority contexts, popular music, games, social media, publishing or other areas that extend, rather than replicate, current staff specialisms in film, the visual arts and cultural policy (although we will consider strong applications of this order as well).
The candidate will undertake research of international excellence and contribute to knowledge exchange activities relative to the discipline, contribute to learning and teaching, primarily on the Creative Arts & Industries programme and undertake administration and service activities in line with the School/College’s strategic objectives.
Salary will be Grade 7, £39,347 – £44,263 per annum.
This post is full time (35 hrs per week) open ended.
Creative Arts and Industries at Glasgow
Launched in 2022, our Creative Arts and Industries undergraduate programme draws strength from its position within the School of Culture & Creative Arts, including through participation from Theatre Studies, Music, History of Art, Film and Television Studies and the Centre for Cultural Policy Research. This robust and vibrant context affords scope for contributing to the School’s various PGT and PGR ventures and research initiatives. We aim for an inclusive, diverse and equitable learning environment for all staff and students. Our teaching is research-led and incorporates a varied range of assignments, collaborative and individual, that imaginatively looks beyond typical essay briefs.
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For further information about the programme:
https://www.gla.ac.uk/undergraduate/degrees/creativeartsindustries/
For further information about the University of Glasgow and the School of Culture & Creative Arts, visit: https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/cca/
For informal enquires and to share ideas about your application, please contact Kay Dickinson, kay.dickinson@glasgow.ac.uk
Closing date: 25 September 2023
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Appel à communications : Colloque Cinéma et psychanalyse
Organisé par Alexis Lussier et Louis-Paul Willis
Figura, Centre de recherche sur les théories et les pratiques de l’imaginaire Université du Québec à Montréal | Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
En 1925, Karl Abraham partageait avec Freud son intérêt pour un projet de film qui devait illustrer la psychanalyse à l’écran. Intitulé Les Mystères d’une âme (1926), le film a été tourné plus tard par Georg Wilhelm Pabst d’après les indications du psychanalyste Hanns Sachs, avec Werner Krauss, déjà connu pour avoir incarné à l’écran le docteur Caligari. Si l’on se souvient de cette histoire, c’est pour revenir à la position de Freud qui n’a jamais approuvé le projet, ni même envisagé que le cinéma puisse illustrer quoi que ce soit qui puisse convaincre de la réalité spécifique dont s’occupe la psychanalyse. « Le projet ne met plaît guère, disait-il. Je ne tiens pas pour possible de présenter nos abstractions de façon plastique.” La position résolument iconoclaste de Freud est saisissante si l’on s’y arrête parce qu’elle repose sur un problème complexe qui dépasse la réalité du cinéma ; à savoir, non pas seulement la transposition plastique de la réalité psychique et des mécanismes de la pensée, mais la possibilité de l’image comme acte de pensée ; question qui reviendra chez Deleuze, notamment. Mais la méfiance de Freud vis-à-vis du cinéma contraste singulièrement avec la suite de l’histoire des théories du cinéma ; depuis les premières études psychanalytiques du cinéma, dans les années 1970 (Oudart, Baudry, Bellour, Mulvey, Heath, Metz), jusqu’aux avancées critiques plus récentes de Copjec, Žižek, Cowie, Flisfeder, De Lauretis et McGowan, depuis les années 1990 à aujourd’hui. D’un Freud iconoclaste et réticent, peu impressionné par l’invention du cinéma, aux théories les plus récentes, issues de la psychanalyse, qu’est-ce qui a changé? Sans doute le cinéma lui-même, mais aussi la psychanalyse, et surtout son apport pour penser l’expérience du cinéma.
Ces questions se complexifient lorsqu’on se penche sur les théories du cinéma et l’histoire des études cinématographiques depuis Lacan. En effet, si les théories du cinéma se tournent vers la psychanalyse lacanienne, dès les années 1970, des problèmes herméneutiques importants persistent à ce jour, particulièrement en lien avec le potentiel qu’offre la pensée de Lacan pour comprendre l’expérience cinématographique. Lacan ne visite que très rarement le fait cinématographique ; à peine le cinéma est-il évoqué dans le séminaire pour illustrer une forme appauvrie de « l’amour-passion », de l’amour courtois — en cela, d’ailleurs le cinéma serait, pour Lacan, l’une des plus récentes manifestations de la muse Polymnie, déesse de l’éloquence, à l’origine, mais aussi déesse d’un éros commun. Ailleurs, il évoque au passage les films de Buñuel, Chaplin, Fellini, Hitchcock, Kurosawa, Malle, Oshima, Renoir ou Resnais, etc., mais chaque fois dans l’optique d’une illustration brève, d’un exemplum, dont les théories du cinéma ont rarement pris la pleine mesure. Plus encore, il apparaît que beaucoup des théories du cinéma réinvestissent la pensée lacanienne dans son plus vaste ensemble (objet a, pulsion, jouissance, etc.) en un geste
herméneutique qui récupère, mais parfois aussi détourne, travestit ou mésinterprète la pensée de Lacan. En résumé, l’histoire des rapports entre psychanalyse et théories du cinéma semble tout à la fois composite et inégale. Tantôt le cinéma semble impropre à rendre compte de la vie psychique et des mécanismes de l’inconscient, selon Freud, tantôt, la psychanalyse trouve au cinéma une illustration de la théorie, un lieu d’applicabilité des concepts, sans nécessairement donner naissance à une réflexion plus fondamentale sur le cinéma lui-même. Tantôt les théories du cinéma construisent tout un ensemble de rapports, entre cinéma et psychanalyse, tantôt les mêmes théories ratent quelque chose à propos de la psychanalyse sans toujours concevoir ce qui, pourtant, serait de nature à intéresser le fait cinématographique.
Dans l’optique d’une réflexion d’ensemble sur les rapports entre cinéma et psychanalyse, nous sollicitons des propositions de communication susceptibles d’interroger les zones de rapprochement, mais aussi les zones d’éloignement, les zones de pertinence, mais aussi les zones de mésentente entre la pensée du cinéma et la psychanalyse. Dans une optique plus élargie, les propositions de communication peuvent porter, mais ne sont aucunement limitées, aux questions suivantes :
– Histoire de la théorie psychanalytique du cinéma
– Évolution de la théorie psychanalytique du cinéma
– Le cinéma après Freud, après Lacan
– Le cinéma et les psychanalystes
– Le cinéma et la cure parlante
– La mésinterprétation des concepts psychanalytiques (regard, désir, jouissance, objet a, sexuation, etc.)
– Théorie psychanalytique du cinéma et herméneutique
– La Screen Theory
– Psychanalyse, cinéma et féminisme
– Les cinéastes et la psychanalyse
– La critique de la théorie psychanalytique du cinéma (la Post-théorie, le cognitivisme, etc.)
– Psychanalyse du cinéma et théories de la réception
Le colloque aura lieu les 2 et 3 mai 2024 à l’Université du Québec à Montréal. Toutes les propositions (1 page) doivent être envoyées avant le 15 novembre 2023 aux deux adresses suivantes, à l’intention d’Alexis Lussier et Louis-Paul Willis, organisateurs du colloque, accompagnées d’une courte notice bio-bibliographique : lussier.alexis@uqam.ca; louis-paul.willis@uqat.ca.
The Canadian Journal of Film Studies is now accepting proposals from prospective editors.
Canada’s leading academic peer-reviewed film journal since launching in 1990, the CJFS is published bi-annually by the Film Studies Association of Canada and seeks proposals from prospective editors for a term beginning early 2024.
Under the stewardship of outgoing co-editors Liz Czach and André Loiselle, the CJFS reached new constituencies of readers and contributors both online and in-print. The Editorial Board thanks them for their service, congratulate them for their success, and looks forward to building upon their achievements with a new editor or editorial team.
Responsibilities: The CJFS publishes two issues a year and the Editor is responsible for administering the process by which submissions are received, reviewed, and prepared for publication using a state-of-the-art content management system administered by the University of Toronto Press Journals division.
In partnership with the Chair of the Editorial Board and UTP Journals, the Editor will oversee the design and production of the journal. In addition, the Editor collaborates with the Editorial Board in the preparation, implementation and review of policy and procedures concerning all operations of the Journal on behalf of the Film Studies Association of Canada.
Applications for the position should be received by the Chair of the Editorial Board no later than December 15th, 2023 and include the following:
1. Statement of Editorial Philosophy: Please provide a letter outlining your editorial vision for the CJFS, its ongoing role within the global community of scholars established by the Film Studies Association of Canada, and any other intellectual, pedagogical or scholarly rationales for your suitability for this position. If you are proposing a co-editorship, provide a rationale for this structure and clearly outline the individual responsibilities of the prospective co-editors.
2. Curriculum Vitae: Please enclose a CV and cover letter clearly outlining professional and academic qualifications. If you are proposing a co-editorship, please enclose a CV for each prospective editor. Please include details regarding your ability and plans to manage and promote the bilingual features of the journal.
3. Statement of Institutional Resources: CJFS’s Editor is responsible for providing office space and furnishings, telephone, fax, postal service, photocopying, and computing facilities, as well as other available subventions that facilitate the execution of the Editor’s duties; this might include the availability of student assistants or other editorial support staff at the host institution. Please provide a description of the level of support you or your institution is willing to provide.
The new Editor’s term will begin early 2024 with several months set aside for an overlap of the duties with the current editors to ensure a smooth transition. It is expected that the transition of the journal’s editorial offices (such as they are) will be completed no later than June 2024.
Please submit all proposals via email (purquhart@wlu.ca) to:
Peter Urquhart, Chair of the Editorial Board
Canadian Journal of Film Studies / La revue canadienne d’études cinématographiques
Communication Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University
75 University Av. W., Waterloo, ON N2L 3C5
La Revue canadienne d’études cinématographiques invite les soumissions de candidature pour le poste d’Éditeur.
Première revue canadienne de cinéma à comité de lecture universitaire, la RCÉC est publiée deux fois l’an par l’Association canadienne d’études cinématographiques depuis son lancement en 1990. Elle sollicite les propositions d’éditeurs potentiels pour un mandat commençant au début de 2024. Sous la direction des co-éditeurs sortants, Liz Czach and André Loiselle la RCÉC élargi le lectorar rejoint par ses éditions papier et numérique. Le comité éditorial souhaite les remercier pour leur service, les féliciter pour leur succès et espère pouvoir poursuivre sur cette lancée avec un nouvel éditeur ou une nouvelle équipe éditoriale.
Responsabilités: La RCÉC publie deux numéros par année et l’éditeur est responsable du processus de réception, de révision et de préparation des soumissions, assisté par un système de gestion de contenu à la fine pointe de la technologie et géré par l’équipe des revues des Presses de l’Université de Toronto. En partenariat avec le président du comité éditorial et UTP, l’éditeur supervisera également la conception et la production de la revue. De plus, l’éditeur collaborera avec le comité éditorial à la préparation, à la mise en œuvre et à la révision des politiques et procédures concernant l’ensemble des opérations de la revue au nom de l’Association canadienne d’études cinématographiques.
Les candidatures doivent être envoyées au président du comité éditorial au plus tard le 15th decembre, 2024 et inclure les éléments suivants:
1. Énoncé de philosophie éditoriale:
Veuillez rédiger une lettre décrivant votre vision éditoriale de la RCÉC, son rôle actuel au sein de la communauté internationale de chercheurs établie par l’Association canadienne d’études cinématographiques et toute autre motivation intellectuelle, pédagogique ou universitaire permettant d’évaluer vos qualifications pour ce poste. Les propositions de co-édition devront de plus présenter et justifier le type de collaboration propoosé et définir clairement les responsabilités individuelles des co-éditeurs envisagés.
2. Curriculum Vitæ:
Veuillez joindre un CV et une lettre de présentation indiquant clairement vos qualifications professionnelles et universitaires. Si vous proposez une co-édition, veuillez joindre le CV de chacun des éditeurs potentiels. Veuillez également inclure une description de vos capacités au regard du caractère bilingue de la revue, de même que les grandes lignes de vos plans de gestion et de promotion de cet aspect de la revue.
3. Énoncé des ressources institutionnelles:
L’éditeur de la RCÉC doit être en mesure de fournir à la revue des espaces de bureau, de même que l’ensemble des ressources matérielles nécessaires à son bon fonctionnement (téléphone, fax, photocopie, équipements et réseaux informatiques, services postaux). L’éditeur doit également être en mesure de pouvoir obtenir diverses subventions facilitant ainsi que des autres subventions disponibles facilitant l’exécution des ses tâches. Cela peut inclure l’accès à d’auxiliaires étudiants pouvant assister tant le travail du directeur que celui des autres personnes impliquées dans la gestion de la revue. Veuillez par conséquent décrire le niveau de soutien que vous et votre institution êtes disposés à fournir.
Le nouveau mandat de l’Éditeur débutera au début de 2024 Plusieurs mois réservés au chevauchement des tâches avec les éditeurs actuels afin de garantir une transition en douceur sont envisagés. Il est prévu que la transition du bureau éditorial de la revue (tel qu’il l’est) sera achevée au plus tard au juin, 2024.
Veuillez soumettre votre candidature par courriel (purquhart@wlu.ca) à:
Peter Urquhart, Chair of the Editorial Board
Canadian Journal of Film Studies / La revue canadienne d’études cinématographiques
Communication Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University
75 University Av. W., Waterloo, ON N2L 3C5
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