Adam Hoffman
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Ross-Blakley Hall PO Box 871401 TEMPE, AZ 85287-1401
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Mail code: 1401Campus: Tempe
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Adam D. Hoffman has worked as an English Instructor for ASU Writing Programs, teaching Composition, Literature, and Honors courses since 2014. As a writer, Adam focuses on literary and cultural theory, science writing, politics, and 20th-21st century American Literature. His dissertation, “Human, Pig, Chicken, Cow: The Marketing of Animals in Late-Stage Capitalism” looks at biopolitics, the environment, economics, and Animal Studies. Adam has delivered conference papers on topics in American Literature, Environmental Humanities, and Animal Studies such as “The Elevated Galliform in the Middle Ages and Renaissance” at SCRAL 2019, and “God’s Not Dead, He’s Money: Technocapitalism in Philip K Dick’s Ubik” at the Southwest English Symposium Conference, 2016. Additionally, Adam has volunteered for literary review (H-Net 2023, Oxford UP 2013), as a Faculty Sponsor (Adventure Devils 2024, Sunrise ASU 2019), and for community service organizations (Devils in Disguise 2018, Maggie’s Place 2017). As a scholar, Instructor, and Sun Devil community member, Adam generally holds a “head-heart-hand” approach—knowledge without concern or action is incomplete.
- Ph.D English Literature, Arizona State University, 2025
- M.A. English Literature, Northern Arizona University 2011
- B.A. Religious Studies; Minor: Philosophy, University of Arizona 2008
Environmental Humanities, American Literature (20th and 21st Century), Science Fiction, Classics, Rhetoric and Composition, Religious Studies, and Critical Theory
- 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.
- 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
2026 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| ENG 102 | First-Year Composition |
| ENG 102 | First-Year Composition |
| ENG 102 | First-Year Composition |
| ENG 102 | First-Year Composition |
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ENG 102 | First-Year Composition |
| ENG 102 | First-Year Composition |
| ENG 102 | First-Year Composition |
| ENG 102 | First-Year Composition |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ENG 101 | First-Year Composition |
| ENG 101 | First-Year Composition |
| ENG 101 | First-Year Composition |
| ENG 101 | First-Year Composition |
2024 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ENG 102 | First-Year Composition |
| ENG 102 | First-Year Composition |
| ENG 102 | First-Year Composition |
| ENG 102 | First-Year Composition |
2023 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ENG 101 | First-Year Composition |
| ENG 101 | First-Year Composition |
| ENG 101 | First-Year Composition |
| ENG 101 | First-Year Composition |
2023 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ENG 102 | First-Year Composition |
| ENG 102 | First-Year Composition |
| ENG 102 | First-Year Composition |
2022 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ENG 101 | First-Year Composition |
| ENG 101 | First-Year Composition |
| ENG 101 | First-Year Composition |
| ENG 101 | First-Year Composition |
2022 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ENG 102 | First-Year Composition |
| ENG 102 | First-Year Composition |
| ENG 102 | First-Year Composition |
| ENG 102 | First-Year Composition |
2021 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ENG 101 | First-Year Composition |
| ENG 101 | First-Year Composition |
| ENG 101 | First-Year Composition |
| ENG 101 | First-Year Composition |
2021 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ENG 102 | First-Year Composition |
| ENG 102 | First-Year Composition |
| ENG 102 | First-Year Composition |
| ENG 102 | First-Year Composition |
2020 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ENG 101 | First-Year Composition |
| ENG 101 | First-Year Composition |
| ENG 101 | First-Year Composition |
| ENG 102 | First-Year Composition |