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    Michael Pfister is a PhD student at Arizona State University studying the adaptation of Shakespeare's plays along the US-Mexico border. His research focuses on how these adaptations reflect the cultural identity and environment of Southwestern border populations. Pfister has taught various literature and composition courses at ASU and Chandler-Gilbert Community College. He has presented his research at several conferences and published introduction to an anthology of African American literature.

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    MICHAEL A.

    PFISTER

    Arizona State University 1127 Carmen Street


    Department of English Tempe, AZ 85283
    PO Box 870302 (480) 481.3770
    Tempe, AZ 85287-0302
    mpfister@asu.edu

    RESEARCH & TEACHING FOCUS


    My primary research focus is the relationship of adaptive performance of Shakespeare’s plays in
    the border regions of the United States and Mexico. My research traces the limitations of the
    adaptation and appropriation of Shakespeare and what this means in terms of the cultural history
    of the Southwestern United States in terms of interaction with Shakespeare’s universality in the
    midst of negotiating identity as a means of response to their environment. This line of research
    has afforded me the opportunity to reflect on how this historical material might influence a
    broader understanding of identity construction and influence in divergent cultural contexts. As
    well, I have a strong interest in the social history of border populations and cross cultural contact.

    EDUCATION
    2011 Arizona State University, PhD Student
    2003-2005 Michigan State University, M.A. in American Studies
    1998-2000 Arizona State University, B.A. in English Literature
    2000 Barrett Honors College, Arizona State University
    Thesis: “Some of Sapphire’s Black Lesbian Blue Notes.” Committee: Neal
    Lester (Chair), Keith Miller, and Eugenia DeLamotte.

    PUBLICATIONS
    “Michael Weaver Introduction.” New Bones: Anthology of Contemporary African-American
    Literature. New York: Prentice Hall, 2001.

    CONFERENCES/PRESENTATIONS
    Using Google Sites for the ePortfolio. Department of Letters and Sciences Training. ASU
    Downtown Campus, Phoenix, AZ, 2011.

    “Al Otro Lado: Cornerstone Theater Company and Teatro Compesino.” New Directions in
    Critical Theory Conference. University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 2010.

    “Hand Held Shakespeare: Trans-Textual Circulation in a Digital Age.” Group for Early Modern
    Cultural Studies (GEMCS). Dallas, TX, 2009.

    “An Aural Cartography: A Social History of Border Radio.” American Studies Association.
    Albuquerque, NM, 2008

    “Incorporating Wiki’s into the Composition Classroom.” Lead Presenter, Arizona State
    University Composition Conference. Tempe, AZ, 2009

    “Interactive Lectures/Active Learning.” Lead Presenter, Arizona State University Composition


    Conference. Tempe, AZ, 2008
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    “Some of Sapphire’s Blue Notes: The Short Fiction and Poetry of Sapphire.” A Symposium on
    the Works of Sapphire, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 2007.

    “Jazz and African American Children’s Literature: Interactive Lecture,” Phoenix Library Book
    Fair, Phoenix, AZ, 2001

    “Jazz and African American Children’s Literature Lecture.” Smithsonian Institute’s “Jazz in
    Paris Lecture Series, Glendale, AZ, 2000.

    “Let the Words Swing: African American Children’s Literature and Jazz,” Southwest/Texas
    Popular Culture Regional Conference, Albuquerque, NM, 2000.

    TEACHING AND RESEARCH POSITIONS


    Adjunct Faculty, Arizona State University – Downtown Campus, 2010-2011
    Teaching Associate, Arizona State University - Tempe campus, 2006-10
    Instructor, Chandler-Gilbert Community College, 2006-2010
    Teaching Assistant, Michigan State University, 2003-2005
    Research Assistant to Professor Marta Sanchez, Arizona State University, 2008
    -Assisted Professor on an edited collection on Latin American authors published by Rutgers
    University Press.
    Research Assistant to Professor Jyotsna Singh, Michigan State University, 2005
    -Assisted Professor Singh in an edited volume on Postcolonial Shakespeare for Routledge.

    COURSES TAUGHT
    Arizona State University
    Downtown Campus
    ENG 101, Freshman Composition
    ENG 102, Freshman Composition
    ENG 218, Writing about Literature

    Tempe Campus
    ENG 321, Introduction to Shakespeare (twice)
    -Teaching Assistant for Professor Bradley Ryner & Professor Cora Fox
    ENG 241, Literatures of the US to 1860 (three times).
    -Teaching Assistant for Professor Elizabeth Horan & Professor Christine Holbo. I was also an
    instructor for a stand-alone section.
    ENG 222, Survey of English Literature II (twice)
    -Teaching Assistant for Professor Dan Bivona & Professor Mark Lusier
    ENG 217, Writing Reflective Essays (once)
    ENG 102, Freshman Composition (eight times- once online)
    ENG 101, Freshman Composition (twice)

    Chandler-Gilbert Community College, Pecos campus


    ENG 102, Composition / ACE Program (three times)
    ENG 102, Composition (twice)
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    Chandler-Gilbert Community College, Polytechnic campus


    ENG 101, Composition, American Indian Programs - Summer Bridge Program (once)
    HIS 106, Southwest History (once)

    Michigan State University


    WRAC 130, American Radical Thought (once)
    IAH 201, The U.S. and the World (eleven times)

    HONORS AND AWARDS


    1998-2001 Dean’s List Honoree, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Arizona State
    University
    2000 The Honor Society Gamma Beta Phi, Spring 2000.
    2000 Friends of the English Department Scholarship, College of Liberal Arts &
    Sciences, Arizona State University
    1999-2002 Graduation with Honors (Cum Laude), Arizona State University

    AFFILIATIONS AND SERVICE


    American Studies Association, Member, 2002-Present
    Modern Language Association, Member, 2004-Present
    Midwest Modern Literature Association, Member, 2004-06
    Graduate Scholars of English Association, Member, 2006-Present

    Southwest Graduate English Symposium Moderator, 2008


    -Panel moderator for the Southwest English Symposium

    Arizona State Graduate Students of English – Mentor, 2008

    Conference Coordinator, Globalization and Visual Culture, 2005


    -Presented jointly by Michigan State University’s Departments of English, Department of
    History, and the College of Arts and Letters.

    Conference Co-Coordinator, Shaking Hands and Kissing Babies: Campaigns and Elections in
    American Culture, 2004
    -American Studies Graduate Conference/Fall Festival of American Arts.

    Secretary, American Studies Graduate Student Association, 2003


    -Michigan State University graduate student lead association in charge of governance and
    input concerning the American Studies program at Michigan State.

    Teaching Mentor, Michigan State University- Integrative Arts and Humanities, 2003
    -Mentored and advised three graduate student instructors in the English Writing program.
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    REFERENCES

    1. Dawn Penich-Thacker, Ph.D., English Lecturer, Arizona State University


    email: dpenich@asu.edu office phone: (602) 494-4000

    2. Patricia Webb, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Arizona State University


    email: patricia.webb@asu.edu office phone: (480) 965-2503

    3. Duane Roen, Ph.D. Interdisciplinary and Liberal Studies of Letters and Sciences, Arizona
    State University
    email: duane.roen@asu.edu office phone: (480) 727-7090

    All references may also be contacted by regular mail at: Department of English
    Arizona State University
    P.O. Box 870302
    Tempe, AZ 85287-0302

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