Job Description

Date Posted:

09/25/2025

Req ID:

45273

Faculty/Division:

Faculty of Arts & Science

Department:

Dept of Slavic & East Eur Lang/Cultures

Campus:

St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description:

Course Number and Title:

SLA342/1050H1S - Theatricality and Spectacle in the History of Russian Culture: From Jesters to Meyerhold (includes Undergraduate and Graduate component)

Course Description:

We will study Russian public spectacles from the eighteenth century imperial court festivities all the way through the Revolutionary festivals of the 1920s. We will also look at the 2003 celebration of the 300 year anniversary of St. Petersburg and the 2014 Sochi Olympics. Special emphasis on those figures who influenced twentieth century theatre and film in the West (such as Konstantin Stanislavsky, Vsevolod Meyerhold, Sergei Diaghilev). All readings in English. No knowledge of Russian required.

Estimated course enrolment:

30

Estimated TA support

: 0

Class schedule:

Thursday, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Please note, the delivery method for this course is currently in-person. Please note that, in keeping with current circumstances, this course may be delivered in-person, remotely/online, or by a combination of delivery methods as determined by the Faculty or Department at a later date.

Sessional Dates of Appointment:

January 1, 2026 - April 30, 2026

Salary:

Sessional Lecturer I $9,820.70 Sessional Lecturer I Long Term $10,510.04 Sessional Lecturer II $10,510.04 Sessional Lecturer II Long Term $10,760.28 Sessional Lecturer III $10,760.28 Sessional Lecturer III Long Term $11,030.36


Please note that should rates stipulated in the collective agreement vary from rates stated in this posting, the rates stated in the collective agreement shall prevail.

Minimum Qualifications:

Ph.D. in Slavic & East European Languages & Cultures

Description of Duties:

SLA342/1050H1S - Theatricality and Spectacle in the History of Russian Culture: From Jesters to Meyerhold (includes Undergraduate and Graduate component): planning and setting goals for course, preparing for classes, teaching in class, designing and administering and grading assignments as appropriate, providing students with adequate feedback.

Application Instructions:

Applicants must submit a CUPE 3902 application form located here: https://uoft.me/CUPE-3902-Unit-3-Application-Form and updated curriculum vitae to Anthoula Vlahakis (a.kampouris@utoronto.ca), Dept. of Slavic & East European Languages & Cultures.

Closing Date:

10/09/2025, 11:59PM EDT



This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement.



It is understood that some announcements of vacancies are tentative, pending final course determinations and enrolment. Should rates stipulated in the collective agreement vary from rates stated in this posting, the rates stated in the collective agreement shall prevail.

Preference in hiring is given to qualified individuals advanced to the rank of Sessional Lecturer II or Sessional Lecturer III in accordance with Article 14:12 of the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 collective agreement.

Please note: Undergraduate or graduate students and postdoctoral fellows of the University of Toronto are covered by the CUPE 3902 Unit 1 collective agreement rather than the Unit 3 collective agreement, and should not apply for positions posted under the Unit 3 collective agreement.