Katrin Röder

Katrin Röder is Professor of English Literature (focus: 18th century–present) at TU Dortmund University's Department of Cultural Studies since September 2024. She completed her Habilitation at University of Potsdam (2011), PhD in English Literature at Humboldt University of Berlin (2003), and MA in English/American Studies & German Linguistics at Humboldt University (1994).

Her research examines the British novel's evolution, literature's relationship to happiness conceptions, ethical criticism frameworks, and contemporary autobiographical forms across media. Additional interests include disability, gender, and affect studies within literary contexts, plus representations of Islamic and Ottoman cultures in early English drama.

Prof. Röder previously held positions at Humboldt University Berlin (2020-2024), Julius Maximilian University Würzburg, University of Vienna, and University of Bamberg (2013-2023), where she developed expertise in transhistorical literary analysis.