Job Posting: Term Instructor Food Studies program at The New School
The Food Studies program at The New School in New York City is seeking a term instructor for its undergraduate course on Food and Film for spring semester 2023. The course will be offered online.
Course description:
Why is food so common in movies? Why have food movies become so popular in the past few decades? This course examines how food, its production, its consumption, and the socio-political issues related to it have been represented in movies. Students will specifically look at how films illustrate the relationship between food and culture, sex, fantasy and fear. Narrative, visual, and symbolic uses of food will be explored and put in context within current popular culture. Learning Objectives In the class, the students will learn to: 1. Acquire or improve the skills necessary for the critical examination of movies and popular culture. 2. Identify contemporary uses of films to communicate messages about food, food intake, and body image. 3. Describe and evaluate the ways in which filmmakers use food in their work. 4. Acquire analytical tools to investigate food and its role in film from cultural, social, and political points of view.
The course is an online, asynchronous course taught through Canvas. The semester runs January 23 – May 17, 2023. The faculty member for this online, asynchronous course may be located anywhere in the United States.
The Food Studies program is part of the Bachelor’s Program for Adults and Transfer Students in the Schools of Public Engagement at The New School in New York City.
Please see the Food Studies program website for more information about our program and interdisciplinary BA, BS, and AAS curricula.
Part-time faculty at The New School are unionized and hourly rates are set by the union contract. Food and Film is a 33-contact hour course.
Qualifications:
Advanced/terminal degree, Ph.D. preferred, in relevant fields such as Food Studies, Film/Media Studies, Gender Studies, Race and Ethnicity Studies, or related fields
Practical and/or professional experience in relevant areas
Teaching experience the college level
To apply:
Please email a letter of interest, current CV, and recent course evaluations, if available, to kristin.reynolds@newschool.edu
Applications will be reviewed beginning November 5th and will continue until the position is filled.
