We are sharing this on behalf of the organizers; please contact them directly for any questions! 12-13 November 2026, Leeds Central Library (UK) Comics and related forms have engaged with themes of welfare since at least as early as 1751, when Hogarth’s prints Beer Street and Gin Lane presented satirical comments on alcohol legislation and public health. Since then, depictions of welfare-related concerns have proliferated in comics ranging from small scale graphic pathographies through to large scale public communication campaigns. The rise of Graphic Medicine as a field of scholarship has given visibility to titles exploring health, disability and wellbeing, but comics are equally… Read More

Sharing on behalf of the editors – please contact them directly for questions! CALL FOR PAPERS – SPECIAL ISSUE OF DISABILITY STUDIES QUARTERLY: Global and Intersectional Framings of Disability in Comics & Graphic Narratives Edited by Crystal Yin Lie (California State University, Long Beach) and Kai Qing Tan (Ghent University; Aachen University) Comics and graphic narratives have become a powerful medium for representing embodied disability experience. Foundational scholarship in disability and comics studies has largely focused on Anglophone and Euro-American contexts. This special issue of Disability Studies Quarterly seeks to expand the field by foregrounding transnational, multilingual, and Global South perspectives…. Read More

Sharing on behalf of the organizers – please contact them directly for any questions! We would like to share the Call for Papers (max. 20 minute per paper) for the virtual ACLA seminar in May 2027 on the topic of using graphic medicine as method (for medical/health humanities – also as a means to advocate for disability rights): “Graphic Medicine as Method: Visual Storytelling and New Directions in Medical/Health Humanities” https://www.acla.org/seminar/8e8951d5-0528-4f3b-8ca6-a85d927b7bbf Keywords: Graphic Medicine, Medical Humanities, Disability Studies, Intersectionality, Participatory Research The seminar will bring together the perspectives of our international attendees to foster discussions and the sharing of ideas… Read More

“Isolation, Arts, Engagement” The 3rd International Amsterdam Comics Conference In Collaboration with PULSE Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 6-8 October 2022 Full CFP as PDF Amsterdam Comics is pleased to announce its 3rd international conference, “Isolation, Arts, Engagement,” hosted in collaboration with PULSE: Centre for the Medical and Health Humanities of the CLUE+ Interfaculty Research Institute for Culture, Cognition, History, and Heritage at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Comprised of parallel panel sessions, keynote lectures, and a book launch event, the conference aims to encourage interdisciplinary connections between comics scholars, those working within the broad field of the Medical and Health Humanities, artists, practitioners,… Read More

The Graphic Medicine Review is seeking new contributions for content on its site, hosted by Ubiquity Press. Published in conjunction with MCPHS University Library, GMR “publishes scholarly works relevant to both the comics medium (aka comic books, graphic novels, manga, bande desinée, etc.) and healthcare, medicine, wellness, patient experience, and public health policy.” GMR is seeking: ·         Analyses of new Graphic Medicine works, ·         Critical summaries of GM scholarship, ·         Synopses of GM events, whether held in person or virtually, ·         Interviews with GM scholars, creators, librarians, practitioners, clinicians, etc., ·         GM comics and new creations, and ·         Scholarly reviews of prominent GM books. GMR is a fee-free, open-access online journal that publishes… Read More