Dr Cristina A. G. Kiminami holds a PhD from King's College London in the Department of Digital Humanities. Her Master's and Bachelor's degrees are from the University of São Paulo, Brazil, in Architecture and Urbanism, IAU USP. Currently is a Visiting Fellow in Data Visualisation for Urban Studies in the School of Design and Creative Arts at 木瓜视频.
She was part of a research team and impact activities for ‘The Impact Hub’ (TIH), an interdisciplinary initiative that has established the TOWN Observatory (TO). One of her main roles at TO was mediating a participatory and cultural mapping practice with the Loughborough Library Local Studies Volunteer Group (LLLSVG). She has also worked as a visiting research fellow in the Department of Digital Humanities at King's College London, investigating how deep mapping can support spatial analysis and contribute to developing a comprehensive research and design strategy for urban areas by integrating geospatial technologies and participatory research methods
Research
Her research interests are:
- Critical Cartography
- Locative media
- Walking Experience in Urban Environments
- Deep Mapping
- Cultural Mapping
- Urban Heritage
Recent Publications:
Peer-reviewed scientific articles
Kiminami, C.A.G., & Dunn, S. (2026). Critical Reflection on Geotagging Practices and Location Sharing on Instagram: A Systematic Observation Approach. Cogent Arts & Humanities.
Kiminami, C.A.G., & Dunn, S. (2025). London's Strand: From Pedestrianisation to Humanisation. European Journal of Geography, 16(1), s18-s29
Kiminami, C.A.G., & Duggan, M. (2022). Locative media communities, social media and cultures of enthusiasm. International Journal of Performance Arts and Digital Media, 18(3), 357-373.
Kiminami, C.A.G, Sperling, D.M Práticas contracartográficas artísticas e a desestabilização dos mapas | Artistic countercartographic practices and the destabilization of maps. OCULUM Ensaios-Revista de Arquitetura e Urbanismo – Issue 17, 1–12.
Non-refereed scientific articles
Kiminami, C.A.G. ; Dunn, Stuart. London’s Strand:From Pedestrianisation to Humanisation In: Spatial Humanities book of abstracts. Klaus, Stein; Bauch, Anastasia; Enss, Carmen M. (Eds). Bamberg: 2025. doi:10.20378/irb-108944
Duggan, M; Kiminami, C.A.G. Reflecting On Locative Media Art With Fred Adam And Geert Vermeire. Journal LivingMaps Review – issue 10.
Kiminami, C. A. G. ; Felizardo, A. C. D. ; Bignelli, A. S. ; Vilela, J. A . Attendant In: GRU-111: contracartografias.1David Moreno Sperling; Fábio Lopes De Souza Santos. (Org.). 1 Ed. São Carlos:, 2017, V. 1, P. 76-83.
Sperling, D. M. ; Santos, F. L. S. ; Fantin, M. ; Kiminami, C. A. G. ; Cuogui, G. ; Vasconselos, T. B. Trabalho análogo ao escravo: legislação e economia . In: GRU-111 :contracartografias. David Sperling; Fábio Lopes De Souza Santos. (Org.). 1 Ed. São Carlos: , 2017, V. 1, P. 146-165.