Eva Riedke

Eva Riedke is an Assistant Professor in Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology at the University of Konstanz, conducting a DFG-funded project on Solar Off-Grid Infrastructure and Ethical Subjects. She combines Science and Technology Studies (STS) with Political Sociology to examine how solar technologies shape notions of progress and ethics in Germany and Kenya.

• PhD in Anthropology (2017), Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz
• DFG start-up grant (2017-2019) for postdoctoral research

Her research bridges feminist and postcolonial STS to analyze:

• The culture-technology nexus in energy systems
• Transformation of infrastructure in Southern Africa
• Human-environment relations in off-grid living

Recent publications focus on energy transition, ownership concepts, and STS theory, with fieldwork spanning 13 months in Durban and ongoing research in Kenya and Germany. She collaborates on Citizen Science projects in the Lake Constance region, addressing AI and sustainability through interdisciplinary teaching.