Profile
This is me
I am a cultural anthropologist with a specialization in feminist science and technology studies and critical infrastructure studies. As a 1st generation academic, a woman and a mother, I know about structural inequities in societal and academic systems. That is why it is extremely important to me to support disadvantaged scholars and marginalized topics.
Currently, I am a Postdoc at the Department of Social Anthropology and Cultural Studies, University of Zurich (CH). I am also an editor for the peer-reviewed journals S&TS (EASST/FSTS) and Kulturanthropologie Notizen. In addition, I consult irregularly stakeholders and actors dealing with circular economy and waste-related issues.
Drop me a message if you'd like to share ideas, collaborate or get to know each other. I am happy to hear from you!
kathrin.eitel[at]posteo.de
Expertise
Urban Resilience, Infrastructures, Recycling Economies, Flooding, Climate Change, Multimodal Ethnography, Feminist STS, Speculative Methods
Regional Expertise
Condensed CV
2024 - dato
Postdoc Researcher
Department of Social Anthropology and Cultural Studies, University of Zurich (Switzerland)
2023 - 2024
Walter Benjamin Fellow
Walter Benjamin Fellow (DFG) at USSH University in HCMC (Vietnam), University of Osaka (Japan) and Polytechnic University in Turin (Italy)
2022 - 2023
Postdoc Researcher
Department of Social Anthropology and Cultural Studies (ISEK) at the University of Zurich (Switzerland).
2022
UNDP
International Consultant for the project "Designing the plastic waste sector for an Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) pilot project"
2016 - 2023
Research Associate
Institute for Cultural Anthropology and European Ethnology, Goethe University Frankfurt/Main
2014 - 2016
Research Associate
BA Program 'Metropolitan Cultures' at HafenCity University Hamburg
2014
GIZ
Intern at the German Agency for International Cooperation
2013 - 2014
Graduate Assistant
Research Area ‘Public Spheres’, Cluster of Excellence ‘Asia and Europe’, University of Heidelberg
2010 - 2013
Student Assistant
Research Area ‘Transcultural Visuality’, Cluster of Excellence ‘Asia and Europe’, University of Heidelberg
04/2017 – 02/2021
PhD Cultural Anthropology
on the recycling economy in Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
04/2007 – 10/2013
Magistra Artium
in Social Anthropology
and Political Science and History at Ruprecht-Karls-University of Heidelberg.
08/2009 – 10/2010
Master Program
MA Program ‘Political Science and Philosophy’ at Istanbul Technique University, Istanbul (Turkey)
Scholarships | Grants
Awards
2023
Ground-breaking Subject Matter Accolade for my dissertation by ICAS
Longlisted for ICAS Book Prize 2023 – Best Dissertation in the Social Sciences by ICAS (International Convention of Asian Scholars)
2022
Honorable mention of my speculative science fiction flash story "Dam Visions" at EASST 2022 in Madrid
Awarded the Seal of Excellence by Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions for my research project "Radical Resilience. Knowledge Production and Flood Policy in Ho Chi Minh City"
2021
Awarded the Environment and Sustainability Prize by Goethe University for my dissertation "Recycling Infrastructures in Cambodia" (Press release)
Education
Supervision
I supervise BA, MA, and PhD students and enjoy supporting them throughout the research process - from developing research questions and designing ethnographic projects to writing and publishing.
If you are interested in working with me or discussing a potential thesis or dissertation project, I would be delighted to hear from you.
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