Course Lecturer COMS 411 Disability, Technology and Communication Winter 2024

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Winter 2024

COMS 411 (CRN 1958 – 3 credits) Disability, Technology and Communication

 **This posting represents a 1 month replacement teaching contract**

Salary : $2961.48

Teaching Qualification Requirements (TQRs)

• Ph.D. or ABD Ph.D. candidate in Communication Studies.
• expertise in disability studies as evidenced by coursework and thesis topic
• Some teaching experience in Communication Studies is an asset.
• Ideally has TA’d for COMS 210

• Schedule:

• January 17 – February 10
• Mondays from 11:35 a.m to 2:25 p.m.

Course description : Explores communication, technology and culture from the perspective of disability. Topics may included identity, stigma, representation and art; design, access and accessibility; normalization and classification; contrasting models of disability; interfaces between bodies and technologies; the disabling dimensions of environments and technologies; disability policy and activism.

Hiring Unit:

department of English

Course Title:

Disability, Technology and Communication

Subject Code:

COMS 411

Location:

Schedule:

Mondays from 11:35 a.m to 2:25 p.m.

Deadline to Apply:

2024-01-17

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