POSITION: Teaching Fellow 1 (pay code GSU003)

Course Listing: General Education 1130

Course Title:

Power to the People: Black Power, Radical Feminism, and Gay Liberation, 1955-1975

Course Instructor: Michael Bronski

Course Schedule: SPRING 2025, Mondays & Wednesdays, AM time TBD

Course description:

An introduction to the radical American social change movements of the 1960s and 70s. We will examine the specific historical conditions that allowed each of these movements to develop, the interconnections and contradictions among them, and why they ultimately lost political power. Along with historical analysis, we will examine primary source materials, manifestos, autobiographies, and media coverage from the period, as well as relevant films, music, and fiction. The class will be a mixture of lecture and discussion.

REQUIRED DUTIES: To be determined & discussed with Professor Bronski

            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.