Date Posted: 06/20/2025 Req ID: 43665 Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts and Science Department: New College Prog Campus:St. George (Downtown Toronto) Description: The Critical Studies in Equity and Solidarity Program at New College seeks a sessional lecturer from January 1, 2026 : April 30, 2026 for the following in:person course: CSE348H1S: Mad Studies, Abolition, and Carceral Logics This course introduces students to Mad Studies-an interdisciplinary field of scholarship and activism that centers the intersectional lived experiences, histories, cultures, and politics of those who variously identify as Mad, psychiatric survivors, mentally ill, service users, consumers, (ex) patients, and/or neurodivergent. Grounded in an abolitionist praxis, we will examine the material and structural entanglements of the Medical Industrial Complex and the Prison Industrial Complexes, focusing on how carceral logics shape approaches to care and containment. Together, we will explore the histories of mad politics and activism in Canada; the production of mental health and illness at the intersections of race, class, gender, and psychiatric oppression; critical perspectives on transinstitutionalization and the expansion of carceral care; cultural and artistic representations of madness and neurodivergence; movements toward decarcerated, community:based models of care; abolitionist futures for mental health justice and mad pride. Through readings, discussions, field trips, and creative engagement, students will critically engage with the politics of madness, and imagine futures beyond carceral forms of care. Enrolment Estimate: 40 students Estimated TA Support: N/A Class Schedule: Lecture: Wednesdays 3:00 PM : 5:00 PM Salary: Sessional Lecturer I: 9,820.70 Sessional Lecturer I (Long:term): 10,510.04 Sessional Lecturer II: 10,510.04 Sessional Lecturer II (Long:term): 10,760.28 Sessional Lecturer III: 10,760.28 Sessional Lecturer III (Long:term): 11,030.36 Note: This course will be delivered in an in:person format. However, please note that, in keeping with current circumstances, the course delivery may change as determined by the Faculty or the Department Minimum Qualifications Completed or nearly completed Ph.D. (or equivalent) required. Academic background in critical disability studies and/or mad studies and engagement with research on the history, culture and politics of madness. Preferred Qualifications Experience teaching equity and social justice issues in a university setting is preferred. Responsibilities Normal duties related to the design and teaching of a university credit course, including preparation and delivery of course content; development, administration and marking of assignments, tests and exams; calculation and submission of grades; and holding regular office hours. It is understood that some announcements of vacancies are tentative, pending final course determinations and enrolment. Application Process Applicants should submit in one consolidated application package (e.g., PDF or Word document): (1) a detailed letter of application; (2) an updated curriculum vitae; (3) names and contact information (email and phone) for two referees or two reference letters; (4) evidence of teaching in the relevant area, including student evaluations if available; (5) the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 application form located here: CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Application Form. Applications should be sent, by July 14, 2025, to: CRITICAL STUDIES IN EQUITY AND SOLIDARITY c/o New College Program Administrator E:mail: applications submitted to the email address listed above will be considered . Closing Date:07/14/2025, 11:59PM EDT ** This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agr