Latin American Art

Tufts University
United States, Massachusetts, Medford
80 George Street (Show on map)
Apr 12, 2025
Tufts University: School of Arts & Sciences: School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts Description The Department of Visual and Material Studies in the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University is seeking a Part-Time Lecturer (non-tenure stream) to teach two courses in Latin American Art with a focus in the 20 and 21st Century. We are looking for a colleague who can teach courses that address art in public space and its intersections with Authoritarianism in Latin America, African Diaspora, Indigenous Cultures, Gender, and Art production in a global context. These two courses should focus on expanding the discourse of visual and material culture in line with the department's ethos to teach courses that do not impart traditional, single discipline narratives, and expose students to long, broad, and diverse histories, alternative narratives, aesthetic theories, and complex methodological approaches that go beyond single national focus. Courses should encompass both historical and theoretical perspectives. Position for one semester, begins September 1, 2025. We seek a colleague whose pedagogy examines roles played by images and objects across societies and time periods, within and outside the intellectual contexts in which such work is produced. Applicants with a strong commitment to teaching excellence are ideal candidates for the position. Responsibilities include teaching to BFA, Combined Degree, and MFA students as well as undergraduate and graduate students in the liberal arts and sciences. We are especially interested in colleagues who can contribute to both our academic and artistic community and have a desire to teach in an art school setting and interact with both studio courses and academic subjects with rigor and fluidity.