June 18, 2026

Drexel's Joseph H. Hancock, II, MS, PhD, program director of the MS in online retail and merchandising and award-winning professor in the Westphal College of Media Arts and Design, author, and editor is serving as executive director of conference for Lived Places Publishing, to which the Drexel University Libraries subscribes.

Dr. Hancock is offering a 40% discount on registration to all Drexel University students, faculty and professional staff members who wish to participate in the Intersectional Lived Experience virtual conference to be held on October 22, 2026.

​What Makes You Human?

​This interdisciplinary event brings together scholars, practitioners, and artists from across the humanities, social sciences, and professional fields. The Intersectional Lived Experience Conference invites you to explore how our identities – race, gender, ability, culture, and more – shape the way we live, work, and connect.

This conference is a platform for diverse voices – from disability studies to fashion, from queer theory to social work – to challenge assumptions, share lived realities, and re-imagine human experience through intersectional lenses.

Submit Your Work

The deadline to submit a 100-200 word abstract in PDF format to present at the conference in the form of presentations, infographics, and panels is August 1, 2026.

Register to Attend

- Engage with scholars and practitioners across a wide variety of fields.
- Examine the theoretical and the practical aspects of lived experience.
- Coalesce around critical cultural and societal questions of the day.
- Reflect on the present moment – and co-create a more inclusive future.

Visit the website to learn more, submit an abstract and register to attend.

If you have any questions or wish to learn more, please contact Dr. Hancock at Joseph.Hancockii@gmail.com