Dr Hatana El-Jarn
Liverpool Screen School
Faculty of Arts Professional and Social Studies
Email: H.H.ElJarn@ljmu.ac.uk
Dr. Hatana El-Jarn is a Senior Lecturer in Media Production at Liverpool John Moores University. Her research interests focus on mediated technologies and the ways in which individuals and communities communicate, co-create, and interact through them. Hatana's research activities also intersect with her design practice, which she explores from both a practical and theoretical perspective. She is currently working on:
‘The Veiled Selfie’ – this project looks at the identity of Muslim women who wear the face veil (niqab) and their use of social media technologies; identity, self-presentation whilst navigating the pressure of online self-promotion.
'Bare Feet Pashtana': Creating a prototype virtual reality experience based on narratives about her experiences as an 8-year-old British-Pashtun girl who was temporarily displaced along Afghanistan's and Pakistan's tribal belt.
Additionally, her research on co-creation using XR, throughout the early stages of the design process, is ongoing as she gathers data for her second publication on the subject.
Languages
English
Pushto; Pashto
Degrees
2015, The University of Manchester, United Kingdom, Ph.D. Computer Mediated Communication, Social Media and Interpersonal Relationships
2008, The University of Manchester, United Kingdom, MPhil. Measuring Aesthetics, Usability and Memory on the Web
2002, Staffordshire University, United Kingdom, BA (Hons) Multimedia Graphic Design
Academic appointments
External Examiner, Art and Design, Bath Spa University, 2019 - 2024
Journal article
El-Jarn H, Southern G. 2020. Can co-creation in extended reality technologies facilitate the design process? Journal of Work-Applied Management, 12 :191-205 DOI Publisher Url
Sutcliffe A, Dunbar R, El-Jarn H. Investigating the use of social media in intimate social relationships Behaviour and Information Technology, DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Thesis/Dissertation
El-Jarn H. Computer Mediated Communication, social networking sites & maintaining relationships Sutcliffe A.
El-Jarn H. Measuring Aesthetics, Usability and Memory on the Web Sutcliffe A.
Research Grants Awarded:
Duration of research project: 5, Grant value (£): 6.2 Million, AHRC, Rachel McLean, Richard Koeck, Sabine Jacques, Jennifer Davies, Mathew Flynn, MUSICFUTURES. 2025
Duration of research project: 12 Months, Grant value (£): 2000, Liverpool John Moore QR research fund, The Veiled Selfie Project. 2021
Conference presentation:
Oral presentation, MMU, MeCCSA Manchester 2024, The Veiled Selfie Project, https://www.schoolofdigitalarts.mmu.ac.uk/events/meccsa-conference-2024/. 2024
Oral presentation, Kings College London, 'World In Flux', You have friends on different levels. 2018
Oral presentation, Leuphana University Lüneburg Germany, Digital Cultures: Knowledge / Culture / Technology, The impact of CMC on the Pashtun Diaspora. 2018
Oral presentation, University of Manchester, Morgan Centre for the Study of Relationship and Personal Life. Proximities: Thinking about Relationality, Maintaining Long Distant Relationships through Social Networking. 2011
Oral presentation, Manchester, The Mitchell Centre for Social Network Analysis: 6th UK Social Networks Conference, Use of Social Networking Technologies for Maintaining Social Relationships. 2010
Oral presentation, The University of Manchester, The Manchester Business School Annual Postgraduate Conference, ‘Maintaining Relationships, Social Networking and Computer-Mediated Technology. 2009
Conference organisation:
UNIFEST / Film Conference Indonesia. 2022
Award:
Liverpool John Moores University, QR. 2022
External collaboration:
SouthernGFX and Gravity Sketch - UKRI Funded project (500k) my role was an external collaborator/consultant: Documenting and drafting a report for a new VR tool created by GravitySketch and tested by SouthernGFX., Leeds Trinity Unversity. 2020
Other Professional Activity:
Consultant Art Director: VR INK CAMPAIGN SouthernGFX was commissioned by Logitech to test their new VR pen, VR INK and to create, design a social media campaign to promote VR INK. https://www.logitech.com/en-us/promo/vr-ink/enterprise-pioneers.html. 2020
Consultant Art Director: GRAVITY ANGEL SouthernGFX was commissioned by HTC to develop a 3D Alien Angel which was to be used as part of a promotional campaign for the HTC headset.. 2019
External PGR Supervision - completed students:
Professional MRes, Leeds Beckett University, An Investigation into the principles and best practice methods of digital marketing with particular focus on the Facebook platform. 2019
Fellowships:
Higher Education Academy, Senior Fellowship, https://www.advance-he.ac.uk/. 2018
Teaching qualification:
Post Graduate Certificate in Post 16 Education. 2004