Cs414ga Global Trendmakers

**Date**:May 24, 2024

**Location**: Waterloo, CA

**Company**:Wilfrid Laurier University

**Faculty/Academic Area**: Faculty of Arts

**Department**: Communication Studies

**Campus**: Waterloo

**Employee Group**: WLUFA

**Requisition ID**:7782

**Position Title**: CS414GA Global Trendmakers

**Term**: Fall 2024 (September 1-December 31)

**Days/Times**: Thursdays 1130-1420

**Hours per week/Hours Total**: 3/36

**Type of Course**: In-class

**Anticipated Class Size**: 30

**Additional Course Requirements**: None

**Posted on**: May 27, 2024

**Posting ends**: June 11, 2024

**Position Summary**:
This course examines how digital “trends” are understood as social and political formations that transcend regional and international boundaries. Focusing on a broad range of culture industries such as fashion, television, music, fan fiction, travel vlogging and sport, the course considers how digital platforms enable the globalization of trends as cultural actors in the transnational public sphere.

**Qualifications - Required**: PhD

**Qualifications - Discipline**: Communication Studies or cognate discipline

**Qualifications - Areas of Specialization**:
**Qualifications - Professional Designation**:
**Application Deadline**: June 11, 2024

**Submit with Application**:
**Required for All Applicants**
- CV (required)

**Required for External Applicants**
- Names and Contact Information for Referees
- Evidence of Good Teaching
- Verification of highest degree

**Optional**
- Cover Letter highlighting teaching and research experience relevant to the posted course
- Teaching Dossier: may include material such as statement of teaching philosophy, past taught syllabi, prospective syllabi/course outlines (can be shorter than a full syllabus and up to two pages), teaching evaluations (only original institutional records will be considered, not summaries nor selected excerpts), other evidence of good teaching (such as teaching awards, letters from colleagues assessing teaching, workshops and training)
- Sample Course Outline (2-pages maximum)

**Applications may be addressed to**:
Communication Studies Part-time Appointment Committee

Department of Communication Studies

**To Apply**:
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