POSITION: Teaching Fellow 1 (pay code GSU003)

Course Listing: WOMGEN 1225

Course Title:

Leaning In, Hooking Up: Visions of Feminism and Femininity in the 21st Century

Course Instructor:    Professor Phyllis Thompson

Course Schedule:   SPRING 2025, Wednesdays, 12:00-2:45pm

Course description:

What does it mean to do feminism, or to be a feminist in the 21st-century United States? What can we make of the dominant social expectations for a woman's life? This course explores contemporary ideals of feminine success, including their physical, familial, professional, and political manifestations. We will engage with highly-contested topics: including sexual violence and Title IX; work-life balance; the imperatives of self-care and presentation; and new models for sexuality, reproduction, family, motherhood, and domestic life using the tools of theory and cultural studies to interrogate their framing within popular discourse. Throughout, we will critique ideological formations of gender and of feminisms, particularly as bounded by race, class, and sexuality.

REQUIRED DUTIES: To be determined & discussed with Professor Thompson

            Work Schedule: Exact hours to be determined with Supervisor

PREFERRED SKILLS: Experience teaching controversial topics, including gender/sexuality and race/ethnicity; basic knowledge of U.S. culture and history.
TO APPLY: please send your CV and teaching evaluations (if available) to wgs@fas.harvard.edu

            APPLICATION DEADLINE: Open until filled

            Start Date: January 2025 (Exact date to be confirmed)

            End Date: May 2025 (Exact date to be confirmed)

            Work location: Cambridge Campus

Pay Rate: In line with HGSU-UAW contract (Junior Rate $5,860)  & (Senior Rate $6,575)

            Pay Frequency: Bi-weekly

NON-DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT: Harvard University prohibits discrimination in the employment or treatment of qualified individuals on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, or any other characteristic protected by law. This position is covered by THE HGSU-UAW collective bargaining agreement if filled by a Harvard student.