John Hoffmann

Candidate statement

Since receiving my PhD in 2018, I have held appointments at the University of Konstanz and the Philipps-Universität, Marburg; and at conferences and invited talks in Germany, the UK, Sweden, the Netherlands, and this coming fall in Athens, I’ve developed a professional network in Europe that I would look forward to incorporating into the MSA. I would also be able to introduce new disciplinary blood into modernist studies by bringing in scholars from film and media studies, my current institutional home. Furthermore, with funding from the German Research Foundation, I will be hosting a conference in Marburg in the summer of 2023, which would prepare me well for organizing a future MSA conference outside the United States. Finally, although I do not currently hold a tenured position, I am working through the ranks of the German system, a process that often requires years of competitive grant writing before joining the professoriate. I see my rank as an opportunity to work with other members of the MSA board, especially the Graduate Student and Contingent Faculty Representatives, to help emerging scholars who are interested in entering the European system. I am confident I could serve out my term if elected.