Harry L. Roddy

Harry L. Roddy serves as Associate Professor of German in the Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literature at the University of South Alabama's College of Arts and Sciences, where he teaches all levels of German language, literature, and culture courses.

Education:

• B.S.E. in Mechanical Engineering with German minor, Tulane University (1989)
• Ph.D. in Germanic Languages, The University of Texas at Austin (2004)
• MFA in Poetry and Poetry Translation, Drew University (2016)

Dr. Roddy's research centers on German literary and cinematic traditions through psychoanalytic and gender lenses, with sustained focus on masculinity studies, trauma theory, and the works of Hans Henny Jahnn, Rolf Dieter Brinkmann, and Rainer Werner Fassbinder. His creative scholarship extends to poetry translation and original composition, reflecting interdisciplinary engagement between literary criticism and artistic practice.

His publication trajectory (2000-2023) demonstrates consistent evolution from pedagogical innovations in language teaching toward sophisticated analyses of German literary modernism and film, increasingly emphasizing trauma, hegemonic critique, and embodied masculinity. Recent conference presentations reveal expanding interests in memorialization studies and sustainability consciousness through poetry.

Dr. Roddy actively contributes to academic discourse through presentations at major associations including the German Studies Association (2024, 2022, 2019, 2017), Modern Languages Association (2024), and specialized forums on pacifist literature and European memorialization practices.