School of Social and Political Science

Eva Gray

PhD Student

Eva Gray
e.g.gray@sms.ed.ac.uk
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My research interests center around social construction of technology, namely the masculinization of car culture(s) and their evolution over time. I study the car as both a cultural and technological artifact, and the identity constructions that it enables, as masculinities and femininities can be defined in relation to technical objects and the actions that surround them.

At the moment, I am examining the role of new electric car racing leagues in facilitating electric vehicle (EV) adoption in the general public, as both a technological testbed and a progression of car culture. My current ESRC-funded project, Adopting the Electric Vehicle: Racing, Culture, and the Transition to Sustainable Mobility, will examine the new socio-technical identity of the EV, as it has not yet become as firmly entrenched in modern societies as its combustion-engine counterpart. 

Ecological anxiety and emotions Energy systems Environment and technology Gender and the environment Interdisciplinary approaches