Sessional Instructor: South Asian Art

3 weeks ago

Toronto, Canada OCAD University Full time

OCAD University (OCAD U), Canada’s university of the imagination, provides a vibrant and stimulating environment for its faculty and students. Committed to excellence and contemporary approaches to education, OCAD U offers seventeen undergraduate programs, seven graduate programs, and a variety of continuing education courses in art, media and design. OCAD U is currently seeking outstanding, creative and collaborative teachers in the following sessional opportunities/opportunity.

For courses delivered remotely faculty will be expected to observe OCAD U’s Guidelines for Remote Delivery, which includes enabling students to successfully complete the course asynchronously. Please review the Return to Campus Plan for up-to-date information about OCAD U vaccination requirements.

**VISA-3017** **-**501**:South Asian Art - The Sacred** (**0.5** credit)**

( _Winter_ _Semester: _January 4, 2024_ - _April 4, 2024_; _Friday_; _8:30 AM - 11:30 AM_; _In-Person_)_

**COURSE DESCRIPTION**:
This course will address some of the most formidable stages of artistic creation in South Asia (broadly the area that currently includes India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Tibet, Nepal and Sri Lanka) dating from the prehistoric period to ca. 1000 CE. Students will study the development of religions, such as Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, the cultures that developed in the countries concerned as well as their interaction with each other through the transmission of artifacts, ideas and belief systems. Among other elements, the course will focus on the imbrications of vision and cognition within the context of the "sacred" in South Asian thought. Using historiographic material as well as contemporary writings addressing the issue of the "sacred" this course will critically evaluate the art and culture in question through a re-reading of the monuments/objects as visual texts.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**:
Teaching and teaching-related responsibilities may include but are not limited to: course outline development, studio preparation and delivery inclusive of lectures, critiques, grading, mid-term evaluations and final evaluations/reviews; including responsibility for health & safety and meeting academic and curricular requirements and deadlines.

**QUALIFICATIONS**:

- The successful applicant should have a terminal degree in art, design or relevant discipline and/or equivalent professional/practical experience
- Experience teaching at the post secondary level is considered an asset, equivalent relevant experience will be considered
- Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills
- Demonstrated leadership and experience promoting a respectful and inclusive work and learning environment for students, staff, and faculty

**_Applicants must be eligible to work in Canada for any employer (with a valid work or study permit, SIN and Canadian bank account). _**

If you require further support, please contact the People & Culture Office.
- As an institution committed to art, design, digital media and related scholarship, OCAD University (OCAD U) recognizes the profound and essential value that diversity brings to the creation, reception and circulation of creative practices and discourse. OCAD U understands that valuing diverse creative practices and forms of knowledge are essential to and enrich the institution’s core mission and vision as an art and design university with a local and global scope._ _

**_We encourage members of designated equity-seeking groups to self-identify within the voluntary Applicant Questionnaire_** _._ _
- OCAD U is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier free experience to applicants with accessibility needs. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage during the recruitment process. Please _contact_ _People & Culture for more information or refer to _OCAD U’s Policy of Accommodation in Employment for Persons with Disabilities_

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