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Contract Lecturer Position, Lakehead University (deadline: Sept. 23, 2016)

Department of English Contract Lecturer Position

Date of Posting: September 1, 2016

Applications are requested to teach the following on-campus course:

ENGL 1117 WAO – INTRODUCTION POPULAR CULTURE

TUESDAY/THURSDAY 8:30AM-10:00AM

Starting Date and Duration:

Winter Term – JANUARY 9, 2017 – APRIL 7, 2017

COURSE DESCRIPTION: An introduction to the critical study of popular culture, considering definitions of “the popular” and how popular movements, genres, and subcultures emerge and develop. Popular culture theories and their applications will be covered; a variety of cultural texts will be analyzed.

LOCATION: LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY – ORILLIA CAMPUS

Qualifications Preferred: Ph. D. (English or another relevant discipline);

experience teaching literature at the university level. Candidates lacking the specific degree qualification, but who possess an appropriate combination of experience and other academic qualifications are also encouraged to apply.

Applications should include: A covering letter outlining qualifications, a

curriculum vitae, evidence of teaching performance and any other relevant information.

Send Applications to: Dr. Anna Guttman

Chair, Department of English Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 5E1 email: aguttman@lakeheadu.ca phone: 807-343-8281

Date Applications Due: September 23, 2016 by 4:30pm

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