Topics in Gender Studies with Dr. Reham El-Morally

Lived Places Publishing (LPP) invites you to a series of conversations between Dr. Reham ElMorally, Gender Studies Collection Editor at LPP, and various invited guests, discussing current issues in gender studies.

About the Gender Studies Collection and Lived Places Publishing

At Lived Places Publishing, we publish course readings that focus on lived experiences in the context of place. We provide an ever-growing list of interdisciplinary and subject-based collections across academic curricula—including Gender Studies, Black Studies, Disability Studies, and Queer and LGBT+ Studies. Through personal narratives, rigorous research, and community-focused perspectives, we aim to provide educators and students with transformative resources that deepen understanding and spark meaningful discussions.

The Gender Studies Collection presents stories of gender and intersectionality to aid students in analyzing gender identity and patriarchal forces. Grounded in lived experience, these works explore women’s rights, systemic gender discrimination, and intersectional issues in diverse cultural contexts. By bringing stories from marginalized voices into the academic mainstream, this collection provides insights that are both timely and urgent.

Our collection is deeply rooted in community and activism, highlighting how grassroots movements challenge global systems of inequality. We aim to bridge the gap between macro-level policy and micro-level experiences, showcasing the profound influence of place on individual narratives.

For a list of our published and future titles, please see our Gender Studies Collection page:

Published Titles

• University for a Good Woman: Reflections on Gender, Class, and Labor in American Higher Education by Kaelie Giffel (15 October 2024, 126 pages)
• Fashioning Femininities, Making Masculinities: Gender, Performance, and Lived Experience in Java, Indonesia by Christina Sunardi (23 October 2024, 142 pages)
• Growing Up Undiagnosed: Surviving Childhood in New York City as an Undiagnosed Autistic by Becca Lory Hector (26 June 2024, 128 pages)
• Can Social Entrepreneurship Work in the Rust Belt? A Mom, a Dream, and a Declining Downtown by Jennifer Brogee (29 April 2024)
• Advocating for Queer and BIPOC Survivors of Rape at Public Universities: The #ChangeRapeCulture Movement by Taylor Waits, Kimiya Factory, and Coreen Hale (25 March 2024, 96 pages OPEN ACCESS)
• Motherland: The Lived Experiences of New Mothers Attending Community Groups in Developing a Sense of Self and Belonging by Amanda Norman (28 February 2024)

Forthcoming Titles

• Breaking the Silence: Narratives of Queer Women in Rural America by Katherine Harper
• Women, Work, and the Everyday in the Middle East by Deena Fakhry
• The Politics of Beauty: Women, Race, and Power in the Media Age by Naomi Tucker
• Beyond Binaries: Nonbinary Narratives Across Cultures by Jordan Smith