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Home / Dundee 2016

Dundee Conference Follow-up

Aug. 4, 2016 by Comic Nurse

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As the weeks since the conference have passed, attendees have posted blog entries describing their experiences. Shelley Wall has written a piece for the BMJ Blog. John Swogger wrote about his experiences and Lisa Diedrich, pictured below, wrote on her blog about the conference. You can read a Storify of the tweets from the conference (#StagesPages) here. Our conference sketch artist, Jules Valera, posted this to her Facebook page about the conference (used with permission): “Before this weekend I was unsure about my place in comics, and whether I had the guts to keep at it in autobio- even though… Read More

Categories: Comics and Medicine, Conference Presenters, Dundee 2016 Tags: Dundee

Conference Sched Online Now!

Jun. 15, 2016 by Comic Nurse

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The 2016 Comics & Medicine conference in Dundee Scotland is only three weeks away! The schedule will be online this year, and you can access it here: https://graphicmedicine2016.sched.org Presenters and guests should have received an invite to the site. (Perhaps more than one, apologies for duplicates!) Once you log in, you can: create your custom conference schedule update or make corrections to your user profile load a photo or icon add a description of your presentation communicate with other presenters put the icon on your smart phone or pad desktop to create a conference app. If you find any discrepancies, please do… Read More

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Conference Registration Now Live

May. 13, 2016 by Comic Nurse

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Book your spot now at the “Coolest conference in the world!” * Registration is now live for the 2016 Comics & Medicine conference in Dundee, Scotland. Be sure to book your conference attendance, the Lynda Barry workshop (if you are interested) your hotel, and, if you need it, a coach from the Edinburgh airport to Dundee. All of those links are available here. See you in Dundee!   *Rinko Endo, 2011.

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DeeCAP Graphic Medicine Special and Call for Art

Apr. 28, 2016 by Comic Nurse

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Attending the Graphic Medicine 2016 Conference: Stages & Pages? Would you like to perform from the panels and pages of your comics? On the stage in front of a live studio audience? We are looking for presenters for a special Graphic Medicine edition of DeeCAP to take place as part of this year’s conference opening reception. If you have a comic you would like to perform (or even a particularly visual part of your research) then join us for an evening of visual, verbal, musical, costume-al entertainment. Performances are limited to 5-10 minute slots, and limited only by your imagination (although… Read More

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Embroidered Cancer Comic

Apr. 27, 2016 by Comic Nurse

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Canadian Sima Elizabeth Shefrin is a fabric artist and presenter from the 2015 Comics & Medicine conference. Her recently published book, Embroidered Cancer Comics, is a  series of embroidered panels about her husband’s diagnosis and treatment for prostate cancer. It was recently published by Jessica Kingsley. To get a copy of Embroidered Cancer Comic, visit the book’s Facebook page. In my “What Are You Reading?!” segment, I’m joined by The Bad Doctor himself, Ian Williams. He shares three titles he’s been reading recently. Listen to the episode to find out what they are! Support for this podcast comes from the Department of… Read More

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Graphic Medicine Manifesto Nominated for Eisner Award.

Apr. 21, 2016 by Ian Williams

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The Graphic Medicine Manifesto has been nominated for an Eisner Award in the catagory Best Academic/Scholarly Work. One of the most prestigious awards in the industry, the Eisners – officially called the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards – are referred to as the ‘Oscars of comics’. A five-strong panel of judges compile the list of nominations which are then voted on by industry professionals, with the winners announced at the annual Comic-Con in San Diego in July. The Manifesto, published by Penn State University Press, has been very well received by specialist and non specialist readers alike. Written by MK Czerwiec, Ian Williams, Susan Squier, Michael… Read More

Categories: Comics and Medicine, Conference Presenters, Dundee 2016, Health Education, Health Humanities, Medical Humanities Tags: Eisner award, Graphic Medicine Book Series, Graphic Medicine Manifesto, Ian Williams, Kimberly Myers, Michael Green, MK Czerwiec, Penn State University Press, Scott Smith, Susan Squier

New papers on Graphic Medicine.

Mar. 20, 2016 by Ian Williams

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This week sees the publication of two new important papers on Graphic Medicine. Here are direct links to the online papers. The first is published with open access on the excellent Comics Grid website: ‘Graphic Medicine’ as a Mental Health Information Resource: Insights from Comics Producers Authors: Anthony Farthing ,Ernesto Priego Abstract Recent literature suggests that a growing number of comics are being published on health-related topics, including aspects of mental health and social care (Williams 2012; Czerwiec et al 2015) and that comics are increasingly being used in higher education settings as information resources. This article offers insights from comics creators… Read More

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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

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Graphic Medicine 2016 Conference: Stages & Pages

Dec. 4, 2015 by Comic Nurse

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Graphic Medicine 2016: Stages & Pages July 7-9, Dalhousie Building, University of Dundee, Scotland. REGISTRATION AND TRAVEL INFORMATION HERE The theme of this year’s conference, Stages & Pages, invites us to think about comics and healthcare in relation to performance in its myriad conflicting and complementary forms, from the clinical, to the social, and to the theatrical. Both clinicians and patients alike often feel the need to live up to prescribed roles both on and off the medical stage. This conference will consider the various ways in which comics address these issues. PLEASE NOTE THE SCHEDULE BELOW IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE! View… Read More

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