Part-Time Lecturer in Africana Studies or Latinx Studies

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Description The Department of Studies in Race, Colonialism, and Diaspora (RCD) at Tufts University is seeking a part-time Lecturer to teach between one and four courses during the 2026-2027 academic year in areas of either Africana Studies or Latinx Studies or the intersection of the two. The ideal candidate will demonstrate a commitment to transformative pedagogy and an ability to teach introductory and upper-level courses that align with the department’s mission to critically examine race, colonialism, and diaspora in both local and global contexts. ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT: The Department of Studies in Race, Colonialism, and Diaspora (RCD) offers seven possible areas of concentration: Africana Studies, American Studies, Asian American Studies; Colonialism Studies; Latinx Studies; Native American and Indigenous Studies; and Race, Colonialism, and Diaspora Studies. Our programs engage the critical, comparative, and interdisciplinary analysis of societies and cultures in the United States and around the world. The RCD department offers rigorous, scholarly curricula for the study of race, colonialism, transnational migration, and struggles for social justice and cultural sovereignty, wi...