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Volume 30, Number 2: Celebrating Dr. Patricia Leavy’s Body of Work
Introduction
In this special issue, the contributors reflect on Patricia Leavy’s contributions to qualitative inquiry. They provide perspectives on Leavy’s writings in the areas of social fiction, innovation and trailblazing, paradigm shifts, border crossing, creativity and artistry, and social justice and humanitarianism. Collectively, they give testament to Leavy’s enduring legacy in the field of qualitative research.
Articles
Celebrating Dr. Patricia Leavy’s Body of Work: An Introduction to this Special Issue
Laurel Richardson and U. Melissa Anyiwo
Kismet Meets Serendipity: A Personal Reflection on Using Patricia Leavy’s Novel Low-Fat Love to Bring Meaning to College Students
U. Melissa Anyiwo
Social Fiction: Leavy Pioneers a Genre
Christine Sleeter
A Full-Fat Remix of Low-Fat Love Stories
Tabitha Chilton and Gioia Chilton
Writing Research into Fiction
Jessica Smartt Gullion
Patricia Leavy’s Spark as a Novel and Metaphor for Creative Interdisciplinary Research
Ashleigh Watson
The Impact of Patricia Leavy’s Sociological Fiction
J. E. Sumerau
Shiny New Beginnings: Reaching for Celestial Bodies in Romance and Research
Alexandra C. H. Nowakowski
Patricia Leavy: Social Fiction Icon
Alexandra Lasczik
