Stephanie Levin Interviewed on the “Demand and Disrupt” Podcast
Lived Places Publishing author Stephanie Levin was interviewed about her book, Picking Up the Pieces on the “Demand and Disrupt” Podcast.
Social Identity
Adaptive Clothing: Addressing Inequity in Fashion for People with Disabilities
Although adaptivewear is a formally recognized category of clothing, it is not given much attention in fashion education programs. Adaptive clothing is often presented as a separate category and is not integrated into mainstream fashion assignments and educational collections. This can lead to a sense of separation that limits the visibility of adaptive clothing as a design and production opportunity for students.
The Ongoing Epidemic of Violence Against American Indian and Native Women & Girls
Violence against American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) women is ongoing in the U.S. – and it’s personal for Lara Neel and Lisa Neel. On February 13, 1872, their grandfather’s great-grandmother was murdered. Today, they use their historic dressmaking work to tell a woman-focused, Cherokee-centered story that has relevance today.
Lived Places Publishing Launches on the University of Michigan Publishing’s Fulcrum Platform to Enhance Access and Discoverability of Social Identity Scholarship
Lived Places Publishing (LPP) proudly announces its official launch on the Fulcrum.org platform. This milestone marks a significant advancement in the accessibility and discoverability of scholarly content focused on social identity and the lived experience of place.
Breaking Free: Rewriting the Script of Disability in American Higher Education
In this conversation between Stephanie Levin and Dr. Janise Hurtig, they discuss ableism as a systemic issue that continues to plague American postsecondary education – and how educators can help break the cycle of ableism and further promote inclusiveness within their institutions.
Lived Places Publishing Announces the Launch of Intersections: Identity and Place
Faculty are increasingly asking campus libraries to provide materials from a broader, more diverse range of authors and subject areas. LPP exists to support librarians and faculty in this goal with a new Collection of 105 ebooks designed as course readings called Intersections: Identity & Place.
Author Identity Metadata: Why a Small Publisher Can Address a Major Challenge
David Parker leads a discussion about the potential for developing more robust catalog records and searchable fields in publishers’ online catalogs – with author-generated and author-approved identity metadata.
The Cultural Legacy of Slavery: A Reflection on African American Identity and Family Heritage
In this conversation between Chris McAuley, Black Studies Collection Editor at Lived Places Publishing and Deirdre Foreman, author of My Cultural Legacy: Slave Culture and the American South, they explore the cultural legacy of enslaved Africans in the American South through an ethnoautobiographical reflection of Deirdre’s own African American identity and family heritage.
Louis Mendoza Interviewed on the “Leadership with Darrell W. Gunter” Show
Dr. Louis Mendoza was interviewed on WSOU: Leadership with Darrell W. Gunter, exploring what it means to be Mexican-American in Houston through the story of three generations of the Mendoza-Martinez family.
Gregory Freeland Interviewed on the “Leadership with Darrell W. Gunter” Show
Lived Places Publishing author Gregory L. Freeland was interviewed about his book, Music and Black Community in Segregated North Carolina.