Student Information
Graduate Student
English (Literature)
The College of Lib Arts & Sci
Long Bio
Adam D Hoffman is an English Instructor for ASU Writing Programs, teaching English 101, 102, and 105 since fall 2014. He is currently also a PhD candidate in ASU's English Literature program, studying 20-21st century American Literature, Environmental Humanities, and Animal Studies. He is interested in literary and cultural theory, and the intersection of scholarship and social / political activism.
Education
- Ph.D. English Literature, Arizona State University (in progress, 2024)
- M.A. English Literature, Northern Arizona University 2011
- B.A. Religious Studies; Minor: Philosophy, University of Arizona 2008
Research Interests
Environmental Humanities, American Literature (20th and 21st Century), Science Fiction, Classics, Rhetoric and Composition, Religious Studies, and Critical Theory
Research Group
- Adam D. Hoffman, J. Waters, V. Fazel, & H. Ackerman. Panel: “In Defense of Reliable Sources: Teaching Credible Research in the Era of ‘Fake News’.” Writing Programs Comp Conference, ASU. Feb 25,’17.
- Adam D Hoffman, Kristie Benefield, and Rachel Koch. Combined presentation on classroom teacher-student dynamics. Employee Development Day at Coconino Community College. April 6, 2013.
- Adam D Hoffman and Rachel Koch. “Transformations and Transitions in Using Technology in the Classroom.” Peaks Interdisciplinary Conference, Northern Arizona University. Feb 25, 2012.
- Adam D Hoffman and Rachel Koch. “Technology in the Classroom: Help or Hindrance?” Peaks Interdisciplinary Conference, Northern Arizona University. Feb. 5, 2010.
Publications
- Adam D. Hoffman. “The Elevated Galliform in the Middle Ages and Renaissance” CoGAH (Council of Graduate Art Historians) at Arizona State University. March 5, 2021.
- Adam D. Hoffman. “The Elevated Galliform in the Middle Ages and Renaissance” SCRAL (Somewhat Coherent Research About Literature) at Arizona State University. September 27, 2019.
- Adam D. Hoffman. “Effectiveness of Multimodal Animal Rights Arguments” Writing Programs Composition Conference at Arizona State University. February 16, 2019.
- Adam D. Hoffman. “Rate Yourself Professor: Negotiating Ratemyprofessor.com” Writing Programs Composition Conference at Arizona State University. February 24, 2018.
- Adam D. Hoffman. “Silence is Not-So Golden: Teaching the Reticent Classroom” Writing Programs Composition Conference at Arizona State University. February 27, 2016.
- Adam D. Hoffman. “God’s Not Dead, He’s Money: Technocapitalism in Philip K Dick’s Ubik” Southwest
English Symposium Conference at Arizona State University. February 20, 2016.
- Adam D. Hoffman. “Content, Audience, Outcomes: Selecting an Ideal Composition Textbook” Writing
Programs Composition Conference at Arizona State University. February 28, 2015.
- Adam D. Hoffman. “Cold Trembling & Trepidation: A New Year’s Eve Misadventure” (creative
fiction). Peaks Interdisciplinary Conference at Northern Arizona University. February 22-23, 2013.
- Adam D. Hoffman. “Hegel in Black Americana: Hegelian Identity Theory and its Influence on WEB
Du Bois and James Weldon Johnson.” Joel Olsen Conference at NAU campus. January 26, 2013.
- Adam D. Hoffman. “Drawbacks of Technology in the Classroom: Isolation, Distraction, Dependence.”
Employee Development Day at Coconino Community College Campus. April 6, 2012.
- Adam D. Hoffman. “Here, said she, / Is your card”: The Visual Presence of the Tarot in Eliot's The
Waste Land.” Peaks Interdisciplinary Conference at Northern Arizona University. Feb 25-26, 2012.
- Adam D. Hoffman. “Deciphering Shakespeare's Ambiguous Richard II: Martyr-King or Ignoble
Villain?” Peaks Interdisciplinary Conference at NAU campus. February 25-26, 2011.
- Adam D. Hoffman. “Gulliver's Travels: A Clouded Vision.” Peaks Interdisciplinary Conference at
Northern Arizona University. February 6, 2010.
Courses
2025 Spring
2024 Fall
2024 Spring
2023 Fall
2023 Spring
2022 Fall
2022 Spring
2021 Fall
2021 Spring
2020 Fall
2020 Summer
2020 Spring
2019 Fall
