SESSIONAL FACULTY - WINTER 2023 - GLOBALST 701

NOTICE OF POSTING

For Sessional Faculty

The Institute on Globalization and the Human Condition invites applications for the following teaching position to be offered in the Winter 2023 term.

Applications submitted through Mosaic to the attention of: Dr. Petra Rethmann, Director

Course Name(s)/Numbers(s):  GLOBALST 701: Topics in Globalization Studies I

Term: Winter 2023

Number of Section(s) Available:  1 section                                  

Number of Units per Section:  3 units

Location (on/off campus):  On campus 

Projected Enrollment:  10 students 

Projected TA Support: 0

Wage Rate*: $7,630.55 (As per schedule “A” of the CUPE, Local 3906, Unit 2 Collective Agreement)

Start Time and Duration:  January 9, 2023 – April 12, 2023. Wednesday 11:30 am – 2:20 pm.

Exam period – April 14 – April 29, 2023

Course Description:

The course will explore how Islam and Muslims have been affected by the process of globalization. It will initially define globalization and its salient traits and then discuss how globalization impacts Muslims all over the world. It will also examine the various modes through which globalization has touched on the lives of Muslims. We will see that whereas globalization has destroyed territorial boundaries, it has brought to light cultural, ethnic, and ideological boundaries that has created tensions within the American Muslim community The course will also examine how Muslim fundamentalists have used globalization in their desire to universalize their ideology.

Required and Preferred Qualifications:

At minimum a Masters is required, Ph.D. preferred. Previous teaching experience in course preferred.