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, STS, UIUX, critical theory, transnational East Asia, multimodality.
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I'm active!
I have professional backgrounds in simultaneous interpretation (KOR/ENG) and UI/UX. I also write on Medium and am somewhat active on LinkedIn.
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 three examples from my personal archive! I have more if this looks fun.
Fall 2026 News
I am post-field and writing my dissertation. I expect to finish my PhD by Spring 2028. (I started my program in 2021.)
My next conference presentation will take place at 4S Toronto in October 2026.
I'm slowly beginning to think about post doctorate wherabouts. I would love to continue to learn!
© 04/11/2026. christine kim