Elodie A. Roy

Dr Elodie A. Roy is a Career Development Fellow in the School of Modern Languages and Cultures at Durham University, joining in 2024. Her role integrates research and teaching across French Language & Culture and Visual Culture disciplines.

Her academic background includes a PhD from Newcastle University (International Centre for Music Studies/School of Arts and Cultures). Previous appointments span the University of Cambridge (French lectrice), Glasgow School of Art (Forum for Critical Inquiry), University of Glasgow/Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities, Humboldt University of Berlin (Institut für Kulturwissenschaft), Newcastle University, and Northumbria University.

Dr Roy's research centers on media and cultural theory with emphases on transnational sound history, material culture, and audiovisual memory. She champions cross-disciplinary approaches through material culture pedagogy, exploring embodied knowledge in sonic objects. Key domains include women's audiovisual labor, ecomedia studies, sensory memory, and vernacular cultural practices across global contexts.

Her recent publications reveal a sustained investigation into sound media materiality, particularly shellac and library music, tracing their cultural implications from early phonography to mid-20th century screen cultures through transnational and gendered lenses.

Teaching responsibilities include VISU1021 The Art of the Moving Image, FREN2061 The Francophone Imaginary, and French language modules (FREN1011-FREN3041), with administrative duties as Incoming Exchange Students Officer for French. She also publishes creative fiction in journals including The Stinging Fly and 3:AM Magazine.