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Research Interests
I am Senior Lecturer in the School of Social Sciences, Education & Social Work.
Much of my research is at the intersections of applied linguistics and higher education. I currently have active research interests in writing and literacy as a social practice, and contemporary digital literacy and epistemology.
Between 2021-23, I was a recipient of a Leverhulme Research Fellowship for a study called Literacy & Harmony: A Study of Sino-Muslim Heritage Literacy in China. This researched involved working with a team across the provinces of Ningxia, Shaanxi, Qinghai, Jilin, and Yunnan. More on the project here.
My most recent book, titled A Semiotics of Muslimness in China, is forthcoming with Cambridge University Press (Elements in Applied Linguistics) and draws from extensive fieldwork in Sino-Muslim communities across China.
Prior work includes: The Epistemology of Deceit (2021) by Springer; a 2019 co-authored monograph Academics Writing: The Dynamics of Knowledge Creation; my 2017 monograph Assignments as Controversies (both published by Routledge/T&F); as well as various published research articles in these areas of interest.
Prior to joining Queen's University Belfast, I was a Senior Researcher on a 2 year ESRC project which investigated the changing nature of academic work, writing, and knowledge creation in English universities.
Previous affiliations include Lancaster University and the University of Bradford. I received my PhD from the University of Leeds (ESRC funded) for a thesis which investigated the impact of digital media on the literacy practices of adult learners.
Teaching
I supervise doctoral projects on issues related to literacy and writing, digital literacy, language education, and digital epistemologies. Researchers and potential collaborators are welcome to contact me about working in these areas.
Between 2018 and 2021 I was the Director of the MSc TESOL at Queen’s University Belfast. I currently lead on the module Digital Literacy & Communication (EDU7273) and also contribute to the MRes Social Research Methods on the module Social Science Research Online.
I serve as External Examiner at the University of Edingburgh.
I have conducted Visiting Professor activities at Jilin University (China), Yogyakarta State University (Indonesia), Diponegoro University (Indonesia), and Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa University (Indonesia).
I have not always worked in Universities. My career began in community learning, Further Education (where I taught on Adult ESOL and Literacy courses), and awarding bodies. It is from this context that my interest in literacy and language learning began to emerge: Through observing how people who were otherwise marginalised and displaced could - through their digital literacies - become core participants of communities in digital environments, and thus radically transform their lives.
Other
Trustee and Governing Council member for the Society for Research into Higher Education (SRHE)
Executive Editor for the journal Teaching in Higher Education (T&F)
Former convener of the SRHE's Digital University Network (2015-2022)
Editorial Board member of the journal Post Digital Science & Education (Springer)
Member of the SRHE's Research & Development Committee
Online you can find me through:
Twitter: @ibrar_bhatt
Website: http://ibrarspace.net
WeChat official account: "语言 技术 社会" (Language, Technology & Society)
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):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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R3389SES: Kindred Spirit: An educational game for learning about the value of kindness in digital learning design
23/08/2022 → …
Project: Research
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R2790SES: Literacy & Harmony: A study of Sino-Muslim Literacies in Modern China
28/04/2021 → …
Project: Research
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R2458SES: How connected are students to campus technologies and official learning spaces?
26/01/2018 → …
Project: Research
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A semiotics of Muslimness in China
Bhatt, I., 20 Aug 2023, (Accepted) Cambridge University Press. (Elements in Applied Linguistics)Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Everyday heritaging: Sino-Muslim literacy adaptation and alienation
Bhatt, I. & Wang, H., 2023, In: International Journal of the Sociology of Language. 2023, 281, p. 77-101 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile1 Citation (Scopus) -
Postdigital literacies
Bhatt, I., 09 Jul 2023, (Accepted) The Encyclopaedia of Postdigital Science and Education. SpringerResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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Postdigital Possibilities in Applied Linguistics
Bhatt, I., 01 Sep 2023, (Accepted) In: Postdigital Science and Education.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The many faces of postdigital theologies
Savin-Baden, M., Reader, J. & Bhatt, I., 28 Jan 2023, (Early online date) In: Postdigital Science and Education.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Prizes
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Article of the Month, Issue 3, Teaching in Higher Education, 2019
MacKenzie, Alison (Recipient) & Bhatt, Ibrar (Recipient), 02 Jun 2019
Prize: Other distinction
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Best Concise Paper Award [28th ICDE World Conference on Online Learning, 2019]
Bhatt, Ibrar (Recipient) & MacKenzie, Alison (Recipient), Nov 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Bhatt, Ibrar (Recipient), Jun 2018
Prize: Election to learned society
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Trustee and Member of Governing Council of the Society for Research into Higher Education (SRHE)
Bhatt, Ibrar (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Election to learned society
Activities
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Postdigital Possibilities in Applied Linguistics [keynote address at the annual conference of the British Association of Applied Linguistics 2023]
Ibrar Bhatt (Keynote speaker)
25 Aug 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference
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Discourse Analysis & Digital Literacy [in-person guest lecture at Jilin University, China]
Ibrar Bhatt (Invited speaker)
22 May 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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An Introduction to the Study of Language and Society [in-person guest lecture at Changchun University of Science & Technology, China]
Ibrar Bhatt (Invited speaker)
17 May 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Researching literacy as a ‘social practice’: An ecological approach [in-person guest lecture for School of Foreign Languages, Jilin University, China]
Ibrar Bhatt (Invited speaker)
05 May 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Jilin University
Ibrar Bhatt (Visiting lecturer)
May 2023 → …Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution
Press/Media
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The epistemology of deceit in a postdigital era
Alison MacKenzie, Ibrar Bhatt & Jennifer Rose
19/05/2021
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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The Epistemology of Deceit in a Postdigital Era
Ibrar Bhatt, Alison MacKenzie & Jennifer Rose
28/04/2021
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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New media, digital literacy and the mechanics of trust
Ibrar Bhatt & Alison MacKenzie
25/01/2020
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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What’s the point of education if Google can tell us anything?
24/07/2015
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment