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Home / Chicago 2011

Conference Keynote Speaker Announcement – MK Czerwiec

May. 7, 2019 by Ian Williams

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We are very excited to announce that our very own MK Czerwiec, a.k.a. Comic Nurse, will be a keynote speaker at our Brighton conference in July. Most people reading this post will be aware of MK’s stella contribution to the field of Graphic Medicine over the last 10 years, and it is fitting that she will give one of the two keynote addresses to the 10th international Graphic Medicine conference. MK is a Senior Fellow of the George Washington School of Nursing Center for Health Policy and Media Engagement (Washington, DC) and the Artist-in- Residence at Northwestern Feinberg School of… Read More

Categories: Brighton 2019, Chicago 2011, comics, Comics and Medicine, Conference Presenters Tags: Brighton 2019, Keynote, MK Czerwiec

The Gag Reflex: Representations of Medicine in New Yorker Cartoons

Dec. 19, 2015 by Comic Nurse

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In this entertaining, reflective, and insightful talk from his workshop at the 2105 Comics & Medicine conference, doctor and New Yorker staff cartoonist Ben Schwartz tracks the history of doctors, medicine, and health as reflected in the single-panel gag cartoons of the New Yorker Magazine. He also shares reflections from a few fellow New Yorker cartoonists on medicine in comics, and tips for making a gag comic of your own. Keep an eye on your screen, there are over 200 comics in this presentation! If your browser supports Quicktime, you can watch it in the first window below. If it… Read More

Categories: animation, Baltimore 2014, bandes dessinées, Bioethics, Brighton 2013, Call For Papers, Chicago 2011, comic strip, comics, Comics and Medicine, Comics Forum, Conference Presenters, drawing, Dundee 2016, Graphic Novels, Health Education, Health Humanities, journal, London 2010, medical blog, Medical Humanities, medical politics, NGOs, papers, Picture Books, Podcast, Podcasts, Research, Riverside 2015, symposia, Toronto 2012, Uncategorized, Webcomics Tags: Ben Schwartz, The New Yorker

“Mom’s Flock” by Sharon Rosenzweig

May. 1, 2013 by Comic Nurse

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Through Riva Lehrer and Laydeez do Comics, we’ve learned of a project by Chicago artist Sharon Rosenzweig called “Mom’s Flock.” The comic panels can be seen here: http://annals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2411852. As Sharon introduces the project, “This is my mother. I brought her the chicks. And then I listened and took notes of what happened.”  

Categories: Chicago 2011, comics, drawing, Uncategorized Tags: Alzheimer's, animal therapy, chickens, elder care, Sharon Rosenzweig

2011 Keynote Address by Phoebe Gloeckner

Jan. 19, 2013 by Comic Nurse

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Here’s the other keynote from Chicago that was lost in transition: Phoebe Gloeckner. She discusses her work as a medical illustrator, Diary of A Teenage Girl, and her more recent work. sketch by Riva Lehrer

Categories: Chicago 2011, Comics and Medicine, Conference Presenters, Podcast, Podcasts, Uncategorized Tags: Chicago, Diary of A Teenage Girl, medical illustration, Phoebe Gloeckner

The Voice of the Eye: Keynote address by David Small

Jan. 17, 2013 by Comic Nurse

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David Small’s keynote address “The Voice of The Eye” from the 2011 Comics & Medicine conference, Chicago. As a prelude to his talk, David played this video. David discusses his graphic memoir, three errors of the traditional physician he observes through his book, how to turn memories (or lack thereof) into a coherent story, some critical scenes of the book, and his influences in creating it.

Categories: Chicago 2011, Comics and Medicine, Conference Presenters, Podcast, Podcasts, Uncategorized Tags: cancer, Chicago 2011, comics and medicine, David Small, pediatrics, psychiatry, radiation, Stitches

Making better doctors, a panel at a time

Mar. 19, 2012 by Comic Nurse

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Comics are teaching tool for Penn State College of Medicine students Our colleague, Professor Michael Green, one of the originators and luminaries of Graphic Medicine, teaches a course called ‘Graphic Storytelling and Medical Narratives’ at Penn State College of Medicine in which Medical Students study graphic novels and comics and make their own strips. Michael, his students and the course is featured in this article by Cindy Stauffer in the Read the full article here

Categories: Chicago 2011, comic strip, comics, Conference Presenters, London 2010, papers, Toronto 2012 Tags: graphic storytelling, Hershey, Michael Green, Penn State College of Medicine

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