christine 지영 kim

PhD Candidate; MA in MSTS
Department of Anthropology
University of California, Irvine
also:
🫀 Human. 🧠 Researcher. 🎨 Creator. ✍️ Writer.
연구하고, 만들고, 글쓰는 MZ—고양이 알레르기와 함께.

the dissertation

Signing Realities: Crip Hacking and KSL+ in Speculative Digital Worlds

"What happens when crip meets new technology-- that wasn't designed for it?"
keywords: Deaf VR, speculative digital ethnography, crip epistemology, STS, design, critical theory, transnational Korea.

et al.

I'm active!

I have professional backgrounds in simultaneous interpretation (KOR/ENG) and UI/UX. I also write on Medium and have a well set up LinkedIn profile.

  • I wear many hats because this is how I have come to exist in this world, as do many others.

  • Beneath these hats is one same person, who cares deeply about making things work.

embodied method

practicing anthropology

Knowledge circulates in many different forms. Here are just a few examples from my personal archive. Please contact me if you would like to chat more.

my upcoming events!

  • As of Spring 2026, I am officially post-field. I expect to finish my PhD by Spring 2028.

  • I am actively attending professional conferences. I would love to meet you!

© 04/11/2026. christine kim