Mar A Rodda

Dr Mar A Rodda is a Leventis Research Fellow at Merton College, University of Oxford. Their research bridges classical philology with modern computational methods and interdisciplinary studies in disability, gender, and ancient literature. Current projects explore disability representation in Lucian of Samosata’s works and formulaic patterns in early Greek hexameter poetry using Construction Grammar and Distributional Semantics.

Research interests include Hellenistic epic, Greek theatre, Jewish literature, and the intersection of classics with contemporary activism (e.g., Neurodiverse Classics panels). They co-organised the 2022 Classical Association Conference panel on ‘Neurodiverse Classics’ and the 2024 ‘Queering the Ancient Body’ panel. Methodologically, they integrate discourse analysis, computational linguistics, and traditional philology.

Teaching focuses on Greek literature at Mods and Greats levels, with past experience in Latin and Greek language instruction. Their work emphasizes interdisciplinary dialogue between ancient texts and modern theoretical frameworks.

No scientific awards are explicitly listed in the provided text. Advising and grants details are unspecified, though their active conference participation suggests external support for research initiatives. No dedicated labs or teams are mentioned, though collaborations with scholars like Probert and McGillivray are evident in publications.