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Lived Places Publishing @livedplaces.bsky.social · 4d

Indigenous Women’s Reproductive Practices: Asserting Themselves For 500 Years…and Counting: livedplacespublishing.com/blog/indigen... from Lived Places Publishing author Stephanie Sellers from Gettysburg College

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Indigenous Women's Reproductive Practices – Dr. Stephanie A. Sellers

A summary of the centuries-long history of Native women leaders who were, and still are, wives and mothers while running their nations.

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Lived Places Publishing @livedplaces.bsky.social · 5d

How do social workers navigate the unique challenges of serving rural and remote communities? Lesley Chenoweth and Daniela Stehlik offer a vaulable new Lived Places Publishing title: livedplacespublishing.com/book/isbn/97... in our Social Work collection livedplacespublishing.com/social-work/ l

Social Work - Lived Places Publishing

Social Work | Collection Editor: Dr. Kate Parkinson | Concise course readings from Lived Places Publishing

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Lived Places Publishing @livedplaces.bsky.social · 9d

Rashni Stanford and Mel Brown examine how Black communities cultivate wellness in the midst of gun violence, post-Covid grief, and chronic disenfranchisement. This new publication archives these learnings for others to replicate in their own communities: livedplacespublishing.com/book/isbn/97...

Lived Places Publishing @livedplaces.bsky.social · 10d

LIVE RIGHT NOW: Seeing Oneself Anew: How Trans Experiences of Authenticity Emerge Through Memoir and Storytelling (Topics in Queer Studies)

Seeing Oneself Anew Through Memoir and Storytelling

What does it mean to reconsider the stories one has told about oneself? How do these stories evolve? [free seminar]

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Lived Places Publishing @livedplaces.bsky.social · 10d

"This is my personal account of being in solitary confinement at the Old Maximum at Brandvlei in Western Cape, South Africa, for a transgression that I committed: possession of a USB memory device, which contained educational materials. Read on: livedplacespublishing.com/blog/my-time...

My Time in Solitary Confinement: The Truth About Kutuma at Brandvlei Old Maximum in South Africa

A personal account of 42 days in solitary confinement in an infamous section of a prison in South Africa where several people died.

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Lived Places Publishing @livedplaces.bsky.social · 11d

How has the cultural phenomenon of Chinese rock music shaped the identity of a Chinese woman scholar and influenced wider Chinese society? Read on from Lived Places Publishing author Lei Peng (彭蕾), PhD: livedplacespublishing.com/book/isbn/97...

Lived Places Publishing @livedplaces.bsky.social · 13d

This book addresses the unique needs of Gestalt Language Processors in primary and secondary schools, where English functions as a foreign language: livedplacespublishing.com/book/isbn/97... from the Education Studies collection: livedplacespublishing.com/education-st...

Lived Places Publishing @livedplaces.bsky.social · 17d

Joanne Entwistle said, “Our bodies are not just the place from which we come to experience the world, but it is through our bodies that we come to be seen in the world.” lnkd.in/gwigFH_n A wonderful piece from LPP author Nica Cornell on clothing, feelings, mental health, and how we are seen.

Lived Places Publishing @livedplaces.bsky.social · 25d

The claims that Tylenol causes autism would be laughable if they weren’t so dangerous. We’ve been here before: vaccines, baby formula, gluten, Wi-Fi, paracetamol. The script is the same. Something ordinary, something widely used, is recast as culprit: livedplacespublishing.com/blog/autism-...

Autism Was Never an Accident - Dr. Jaime Hoerricks

Autism was never an accident of Tylenol or vaccines or industrial life. It is not a side effect to be managed, nor a pathology to be cured.

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Lived Places Publishing @livedplaces.bsky.social · 26d

At the center of this story is a service dog, whose presence not only provides support but also disrupts hidden barriers and biases, symbolizing the visibility of disability in spaces designed for conformity rather than inclusion: livedplacespublishing.com/book/isbn/97...

Lived Places Publishing @livedplaces.bsky.social · Sep 26

Advocating for Mentally Ill Family Members draws on personal experience and powerful interviews to shed light on the hidden struggles of families living with mental illness. Available in the LPP #Disability Studies collection livedplacespublishing.com/disability-s... led by Damian Mellifont PhD

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Lived Places Publishing @livedplaces.bsky.social · Sep 16

LPP continues to punch above its weight in publishing #OpenAccess Here is our most recent OA title: livedplacespublishing.com/book/isbn/97...

Drawn from the author’s lived experience, this autobiographical collection reflects on what it means to inhabit a queer body that is always becoming.

Lived Places Publishing @livedplaces.bsky.social · Sep 10

Yasmina Nessim guides readers through the emerging field of fashion psychology, where neuroscience meets style, and getting dressed becomes an act of empowerment: livedplacespublishing.com/book/isbn/97... In the Fashion and Personal Style Studies collection livedplacespublishing.com/fashion-and-...

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Lived Places Publishing @livedplaces.bsky.social · Sep 9

Ideal for courses in Women and Gender Studies, Cultural Anthropology, and Native American Studies, the title offers crucial insights into the intersection of traditional practices and colonial impacts on Indigenous women's reproductive rights: livedplacespublishing.com/book/isbn/97...

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Lived Places Publishing @livedplaces.bsky.social · Aug 25

How can the lived experience of a refugee demonstrate the transformative power of education, and how can we better support education programmes for refugees? Read more about our newest #OpenAccess title in our #ForcedMigration Studies collection: livedplacespublishing.com/book/isbn/97... #Refugees

Lived Places Publishing @livedplaces.bsky.social · Aug 19

"Action is the antidote to despair." —Joan Baez

At 95 years old, Dolores Huerta continues to take action for human rights in the vanguard of vocal opposition.

Dolores Huerta and Women's Leadership in the Movement for Human Rights

The leadership of women in the movement for human rights today is beautifully embodied by Dolores Huerta and ¡SÍ SE PUEDE!

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Lived Places Publishing @livedplaces.bsky.social · Aug 15

Defunding libraires is causing real pain. Others will step up and attempt to fill the gaps: www.edsurge.com/news/2025-07... Lived Places Publishing will gladly offer its ebooks at no cost to readers in need. Just reach out to us:https://livedplacespublishing.com/contact/

Large Public Libraries Give Young Adults Across U.S. Access to Banned Books - EdSurge News

“It’s our entire book collection,” said Amy Mikel of Brooklyn Public Library’s national e-lending program for young readers, Books UnBanned. “Half a ...

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Lived Places Publishing @livedplaces.bsky.social · Aug 7

LIVE RIGHT NOW: Reverse Engineering as a Curriculum Development Process – a conversation between Anne Cecil, Drexel University and Reham El-Morally, American University in Cairo

Reverse Engineering as a Curriculum Development Process

An examination of the practice-based pedagogy of starting with current trends and deconstructing their influences [free seminar].

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Lived Places Publishing @livedplaces.bsky.social · Jul 29

From the music industry to global human rights forums, Ani uses her voice to advocate for freedom of expression, women’s rights, and LGBTQIA+ inclusion within Islam livedplacespublishing.com/book/isbn/97...
What happens when a Malaysian Muslim woman defies expectations and challenges patriarchy?

Lived Places Publishing @livedplaces.bsky.social · Jul 25

Adoption, trauma-informed parenting, and midlife motherhood collide in this episode with Brighid O’Shaughnessy — social worker, adoptive mom, and longtime mental health advocate. livedplacespublishing.com/blog/adoptiv... Brighid O'Shaughnessy's new book: livedplacespublishing.com/book/isbn/97...

What If Love Isn’t Enough? The Realities of Adoptive Parenting

Adoptive parenting is more than a simple fairy tale story – Brighid O'Shaughnessy reveals the path to true healing – for children & families.

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Lived Places Publishing @livedplaces.bsky.social · Jul 21

Do you do #livedexperience or #intersectional research? Do you want to present your research with and learn from colleagues? Consider submitting a presentation of your #research at the Virtual Intersectional Lived Experience Conference: livedplacespublishing.com/conference-c...

Intersectional Lived Experience Conference - Call for Papers | July 16, 2026

A forum for researchers and practitioners focused on both the theoretical and the practical aspects of human lived experience.

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Lived Places Publishing @livedplaces.bsky.social · Jul 17

LIVE RIGHT NOW: Black, Queer, and Fabulous: Reclaiming Joy Through Fierceness: A conversation between David B. Green Jr. and Seuta'afili Dr. Patrick Thomsen

Black, Queer, and Fabulous: Reclaiming Joy Through Fierceness

Being Black and queer from the inner city has both moments of pain and joy, and it takes a certain "fierceness" to survive [free seminar].

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Lived Places Publishing @livedplaces.bsky.social · Jul 17

Amplifying and validating the often-marginalised voices of Black mothers of autistic children: livedplacespublishing.com/book/isbn/97..., this book is ideal reading for students of Gender Studies, Disability Studies, Black Studies, Special Educational Needs, Social Work, and Psychology.

Lived Places Publishing @livedplaces.bsky.social · Jul 16

Registration is now open: livedplacespublishing.com/conference-p...
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Intersectional Lived Experience Conference - Pricing | July 16, 2026

A forum for researchers and practitioners focused on both the theoretical and the practical aspects of human lived experience.

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Lived Places Publishing @livedplaces.bsky.social · Jul 16

Your proposal will be blind-reviewed by Conference Chair Dr. Joseph Henry Hancock II, MS. Ph.D. (Drexel University) and the Conference Committee.

We will produce Conference Proceedings and make the session recordings available as well – each citable with their own DOI.
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