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Research interests (short)
Btihaj Ajana's research expertise and interests cover a range of fields and subjects including Digital Culture, New Media, Identity, Quantified Self, Biometrics and Big Data, Digital Health, Museum and Curatorial Practice, Politics and Ethics of Borders and Immigration, Continental Philisophy, Psychology, and Documentary Filmmaking.
Geographically, her work has covered the UK, Europe, UAE and Denmark
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Sociology, Doctor of Philosophy, LSE London School of Economics & Political Science
Award Date: 30 Jun 2010
Digital Media, Master of Arts, Goldsmiths, University of London
Award Date: 31 Aug 2005
Media and Computing Science, London South Bank University
Award Date: 30 Jun 2003
External positions
Marie Curie Fellow, Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies
Oct 2015 → Aug 2017
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Branding, legitimation and the power of museums: The case of the Louvre Abu Dhabi
Ajana, B., 31 Jul 2015, In: Museum and Society. 13, 3, p. 322-341 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Augmented Borders: Big Data and the Ethics of Immigration Control
Ajana, B., 9 Mar 2015, In: Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society. 13, 1, p. 58-78 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Governing through Biometrics: The Biopolitics of Identity
Ajana, B., 22 Sept 2013, Palgrave Macmillan. 256 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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“It Could Have Been Us”: Media frames and the coverage of Ukrainian, Afghan and Syrian refugee crises
Ajana, B., Connell, H. & Liddle, T., 11 Jul 2024, In: SN Social Sciences . 4, 38 p., 135.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Risk Consciousness and Public Perceptions of Covid-19 Vaccine Passports
Ajana, B., Engstler, E., Ismail, A. & Kousta, M., 21 Jun 2023, In: SOCIAL SCIENCE INFORMATION. 62, 2, p. 233-258 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Projects
- 7 Finished
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Platforms, Forums and Hidden Labour: The Invisible, Underpaid and Unregulated World of Care Labour
Gueddana, W. (Primary Investigator) & Ajana, B. (Co-Investigator)
EPSRC Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
1/09/2019 → 30/04/2020
Project: Research
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SmartLife - Smart Life: Digital Technologies and the Everyday
Ajana, B. (Primary Investigator)
1/11/2017 → 31/10/2022
Project: Research
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Digital Limits: dance improvisation and artificial intelligence
Ajana, B. (Primary Investigator)
4/09/2017 → 3/09/2020
Project: Research
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Developing Empathy through the Digital: Connecting with the Refugee Within
Ajana, B. (Primary Investigator)
1/09/2015 → 31/08/2016
Project: Research
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Dynamics of Curatorial Practices in the Arab World: the Case of the UAE
Ajana, B. (Primary Investigator)
1/05/2014 → 1/08/2015
Project: Research
Activities
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Expert Interviewee for report "Under watchful eyes – biometrics, EU IT-systems and fundamental rights"
Ajana, B. (Interviewee)
2018Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Festival/Exhibition
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The Over-examined Life - Marie Curie Fellowship
Ajana, B. (Recipient)
Oct 2015 → Sept 2017Activity: Other › Types of Award - Fellowship awarded competitively
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The Over-examined Life: Ontologies of the Quantified Self
Ajana, B. (Recipient)
Oct 2015 → Sept 2017Activity: Other › Types of Award - Fellowship awarded competitively
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Marie Curie Fellowship
Ajana, B. (Recipient)
Oct 2015 → Sept 2017Activity: Other › Types of Award - Fellowship awarded competitively