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Come Meet David Parker at the UKSG 46th Annual Conference and Exhibition in Glasgow
Lived Places Publishing (LPP) will be exhibiting at this year’s UKSG Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, April 13-15.
Lived Places Publishing Announces First Three Books in their Disability Studies Collection
Lived Places Publishing is proud to announce the release of the first three books in their Disability Studies Collection, aimed at promoting a deeper understanding of disability issues and advocating for a more inclusive society.
Roundtable Discussion: Teaching and Publishing in Asia and Asian Studies | AAS 3/18/23
LPP Collection Editor and Author Dr Dong Wang and LPP Founder David Parker will be participating in a roundtable discussion at the Association for Asian Studies (AAS) Conference in Boston, MA.
David Parker at ER&L in Austin Mar 6
Come Meet David Parker at the Electronic Resources and Libraries (ER&L) Conference, Austin, TX
Locating Queerness in Your Lived Place and Experiences
How might queerness be understood in the context of an individual lived experience and a specific place? Collection Editor Seutaʻafili Dr Patrick Thomsen reflects on his own queer identity through personal recollection of experience and place.
Entrepreneurship in Places Unexplored
Dr Drew Harris outlines his vision for the stories and explorations of entrepreneurs who don’t fit the “norm”, who operate on the margins, or who face challenges that others don’t.
Meet the Advisory Board #2: Q&A on Libraries and Academic Publishing with Dominic Broadhurst
This Q&A with LPP Advisory Board member Dominic Broadhurst explores the relationship between libraries and publishers, and how that impacts the decisions that Lived Places Publishing makes.
Meet the Advisory Board #1: Q&A on DEIB in Publishing with Sanjyot P. Dunung
This Q&A with LPP Advisory Board member Sanjyot P. Dunung explores some of the questions of diversity, equity, belonging and inclusion that Lived Places Publishing are actively considering.
Education is Everywhere: Call for Proposals for LPP’s Education Studies Collection
Dr Janise Hurtig, editor for the Education Studies collection, is seeking authors to contribute proposals. Here she explores some possible topic areas and provides ideas and inspiration for possible submissions.
The Voice of Disability: Storytelling for Disability Inclusive Places
What is ableism, and what does “nothing about us without us” mean? Collection editors Dr Damian Mellifont and Dr Jennifer Smith-Merry are seeking authors to raise their own voices of disability.
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The Risks and Rewards of African Entrepreneurship: Overcoming Africa’s Challenging Landscape
This free seminar features LPP author Ike Onyema Obi, a Nigerian entrepreneur whose path to business success reflects the challenges many emergent entrepreneurs face. He has mastered being resilient and agile in an African context – taking risks and seizing opportunities, filling knowledge voids by learning persistently, and shaping his networks to help grow his businesses.
David Parker Presenting at Latina/o Studies Association Conference in Tempe (Apr 20)
David Parker, Co-Founder of Lived Places Publishing will be participating in a panel on Publishing in Latinx Studies at this year’s Latina/o Studies Association Conference in Tempe, AZ on April 20.
Family Advocacy: Zero-Sum Parenting and Educational Equity
Family advocacy varies widely in relation to a family’s social identity and, as educators, we need to walk into the world of family advocacy directly and deliberately. Certain types of "unproductive" advocacy can pull resources and attention away from other forms of meaningful family advocacy.
David Parker & Kadian Pow Presenting at the UKSG Conference in Glasgow (Apr 10)
David Parker, Co-Founder of Lived Places Publishing and Kadian Pow, Birmingham City University, will be presenting on Author Identity Metadata at this year’s UKSG Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, April 8-10.
From “My Child” to “Our Children” – Fostering Positive Family Advocacy as a Path to Educational Equity
A conversation between Liz Dempsey Lee, author of Parents as Advocates: Supporting K-12 Students and their Families Across Identities and Janise Hurtig, Lived Places Publishing Collection Editor. Liz and Janise will discuss how recognizing and addressing family advocacy is critical to creating educational equity. They will also explore how conflict is a normal and expected byproduct of the family-school relationship and how demystifying and educating families around effective advocacy can build relationships and move educational communities from a focus on “my child” to a focus on “our children.”
XanEdu and Lived Places Publishing Partner to Offer 4 New Customizable Collections
XanEdu is offering 4 new customizable collections of Lived Places Publishing books: Black Women's Experiences, Black Family Experiences, Disability Studies, and Education Studies.