CS240J-VS Abstractive Media

Faculty/Academic Area: Faculty of Arts 

Department: Communication Studies 

Campus: Waterloo 

Employee Group: WLUFA 

Requisition ID: 10517 

Position Title: CS240J-VS Abstractive Media

Term: Spring 2026 (May 1-August 31)

Days/Times: Wednesday

Hours per week/Hours Total: 3/36

Type of Course: Virtual Synchronous

Anticipated Class Size: 55

Additional Course Requirements: None

Posted on: January 20, 2026

Posting ends: February 5, 2026

Position Summary:

With increased digitization and the increased presence of non-human creativity, many media forms are moving from extraction to abstraction.  They are becoming more general and less meaningful, from storytelling to information pages.  Abstractive media clearly relates to ideas in abstract art, and related theorizing, but has also appeared as digital music. Abstractive media is becoming present in other media such as video, where some confuse them with deep fakes, but abstractive media is non-representational, but meaningful. It is not merely the false representation of human interests, but abstractive media is a new mode of mediation for its audiences.

Prerequisite: senior student

Qualifications – Required Academic Degree: PhD

Qualifications – Required Discipline: Communication Studies or cognate discipline

Qualifications – Required Areas of Specialization:

Qualifications – Required Professional Designation:

Qualifications – Other demonstrated scholarly record in the subject area of the posted course

Salary: $9,206.40 subject to CA 25.2

Application Deadline: February 5, 2026

Submit with Application:

Required for All Applicants

• CV (required)
• Candidate Application Form (CAF)

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).
  • Maximum 50 pages; all pages after page 50 will be deleted from the application on assessment.
• Sample Course Outline (2-pages maximum)

Applications may be addressed to:

Communication Studies Part-time Appointment Committee

Department of Communication Studies

Questions may be addressed to: 

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