DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH AND DRAMA

UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO MISSISSAUGA

FALL/WINTER 2007-2008

1 September 2007-30 April 2007

POSTING DATE: March 16, 2007

CLOSING DATE: April 13, 2007

The following Sessional Lecturer positions are available in the Department of English and Drama at the University of Toronto Mississauga for the 2007-2008 Fall/Winter session. This is a regular posting in accordance with the Collective Agreement between the Governing Council of the University of Toronto and CUPE 3902 (Unit 3). As required by the agreement, this posting is being emailed to all those in the Department’s Applicant Pool, which consists of all Sessional Lecturers who are teaching for the UTM Department during the current academic year or who have taught for the Department since 1 September 2004 and anyone who has submitted an application and CV within the past twelve months. Applications from others are also welcome. Anyone wishing to be considered for a particular position must submit the attached Application Form as well as a current CV. E-submissions are preferred and should be sent to Professor Leslie Thomson, Chair, Department of English and Drama c/o edassist@utm.utoronto.ca; (by regular mail: University of Toronto Mississauga, North Building, Room 227, Mississauga, ON L5L 1C6).

Salary: in accordance with the current CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement, the Sessional Lecturer I rate of pay will be $12,550.00 for a Full (Y) course and $6275.00 for a Half (F/S) course. The Sessional Lecturer II rate of pay will be $13550.00 for a Full (Y) course and $6775.00 for a Half (F/S) course. All pay rates are inclusive of vacation pay.

Sessional Dates (including Exam periods): 1 Sept. 2007 – 30 Apr. 2008 for Y courses; 1 Sept. – 31 Dec. 2007 for F courses; 1 Jan. – 30 Apr 2008 for S courses.

Note: Sessional positions involve completion of any course grading remaining incomplete at the end of the academic session.

Posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement

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Course Number/Title/Description: ENG340H5F: Modern Drama to WW II

A study of plays in English by such dramatists as Wilde, Yeats, Shaw, Synge, Glaspell, Hughes, and O'Neill, as well as plays in translation by such dramatists as Ibsen, Chekhov, Strindberg, and Pirandello.

Class Schedule: Section/Day/Time: L0101 MWF 2-3

Estimated Enrolment: 75

Est. TA Hours: 100

Duties: All normal duties related to the design and teaching of a university credit course, including preparation and delivery of course content; development, admin. and marking of assignments, tests and exams; calculation and submission of grades; holding regular office hours; supervising TAs assigned to course.

Qualifications: PhD preferred, in English or Drama with specialization in modern drama; strong academic record and professional promise.

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Course Number/Title/Description: ENG341H5S: Modern Drama since WW II

A study of plays by such dramatists as Beckett, Miller, Williams, Pinter, Soyinka, and Churchill, with background readings from other dramatic literatures.

Class Schedule: Section/Day/Time: L0101 MWF 2-3

Estimated Enrolment: 75

Est. TA Hours: 100

Duties: As above

Qualifications: PhD preferred, in English or Drama with specialization in modern drama; strong academic record and professional promise.

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Course Number/Title/Description: DRE220H5F: History of Performance

An introduction to the techniques used in the study of theatre history, through an examination of the production histories of selected dramatic texts. Texts will be drawn from the classical, medieval and early modern Western European traditions. May include a research performance component.

Class Schedule: Section/Day/Time: L0101 MWF 11-12

Estimated Enrolment: 50

Est. TA Hours 0

Duties: as above

Qualifications: PhD preferred, in Drama with specialization in/experience teaching performance history; strong academic record and professional promise.

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Course Number/Title/Description: DRE222H5S: Performance Text

An introduction to the techniques of dramaturgical analysis, through the study of selected dramatic texts as scripts for performance. Examples will emphasize modern and contemporary drama, as well as a range of styles, and will include one or more Theatre Erindale productions; other productions may also be included. Includes a practical workshop component. Objectives of the course include: introducing a full range of texts to which students might be exposed as theatre practitioners or audience members; focusing on the relationship between the performance event and its associated written text; introducing the definition of dramaturgy and the possible roles of the dramaturge; introducing the different ways of writing about performance, such as journal entries, reviews, and historical and formal/theoretical research.

Class Schedule: Section/Day/Time: L0101 MWF 11-12

Estimated Enrolment: 50

Est. TA Hours: 0

Duties: as above

Qualifications: PhD preferred, in Drama with specialization in/experience teaching performance analysis; strong academic record and professional promise.

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Course Number/Title/Description: DRE360H5S: Developmental Dramaturgy

A theoretical, historical, and practical study of the process of developmental dramaturgy. The course will include a survey and analysis of historical and contemporary interpretations of the role of dramaturgy in the creation of new work. Students will also participate in the practical application of dramaturgical strategies and techniques.

Class Schedule: Section/Day/Time: L0101 F 12-2

Estimated Enrolment: 25

Est. TA Hours: 0

Duties: as above

Qualifications: PhD preferred, in Drama with specialization and experience in the teaching and practice of dramaturgy; strong academic record and professional promise.