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CFP – Studies in Comics – Special Issue on Comics and Education

Jul. 2, 2019 by Ian Williams

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deadline for submissions:  November 1, 2019 full name / name of organization:  Studies in Comics contact email:  studiesincomics@googlemail.com Special Issue 11.1: Comics and Education Articles are invited for a special issue of Studies in Comics (11.1) on the theme of Comics and Education. Comics have enjoyed a resurgence in the classroom as educators, creators, and scholars have come to recognise the diverse ways in which the medium can be used to support literacy, communication skills, and creativity. Significantly, the use of comics for and as education also promotes cross-medial learning, as readers may use the form as a starting point for further… Read More

Categories: Call For Papers, comics, journal Tags: call for papers, education, studies in comics

CFP: Comics on the Couch.

Sep. 5, 2018 by Ian Williams

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Comics on the Couch A Special issue of American Imago Edited by Vera J. Camden Professor English Kent State University, Training and Supervising Analyst, Cleveland Psychoanalytic Center Psychoanalysis has from its origins been imbricated in culture, both high and low. As we all know, Sigmund Freud defined and illustrated his pivotal discoveries through explications of folklore and fairy tales as well as Sophocles, Shakespeare and other venerable texts. Mental health practitioners have long been invested in comics for better and worse: from psychologist, William Moulton Marston’s creation of Wonder Woman to psychiatrist, Fredric Wertham’s infamous attack on comics as a… Read More

Categories: Call For Papers, comic strip, comics, Comics and Medicine, Graphic Novels, Health Humanities, journal, Medical Humanities, papers Tags: imago, psychoanalysis, Psychoanalysis comics

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

Categories: Comics and Medicine, Conference Presenters, Dundee 2016, journal, Medical Humanities, papers, Research Tags: comics, Graphic Medicine, higher education, interviews, mental health, narrative, public health, social care, social cognitive theory, social norms

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

Annals of Internal Medicine: Betty P.

Apr. 20, 2015 by Ian Williams

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Prof. Michael Green of Penn State Medical School, who edits the Graphic Medicine section of the Annals of Internal Medicine, has contributed his second comic strip to the series. Illustrated by Ray Rieck, Betty P. examines the ethics of cardiopulmonary resuscitation coding in patients with a terminal prognosis. Michael initiated the innovative comics course at the Hershey Medical School, which has proven very popular among students. He is a member of the steering committee of the annual Comics and Medicine conferences.   Click on the image or read the strip here.

Categories: Bioethics, comic strip, comics, Comics and Medicine, Conference Presenters, Health Humanities, journal, Medical Humanities Tags: Betty P, bioethics, CPR, ethics, Michael Green, Ray Rieck, terminal illness

Configurations

Dec. 4, 2014 by Comic Nurse

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The current issue of Configurations: A Journal of Literature, Science, and Technology is edited by Susan Squier and Ryan Marks. It is a special issue on Graphic Medicine.   Here is the table of contents from the issue’s Project MUSE page: Articles and Graphics Introduction pp. 149-152 | DOI: 10.1353/con.2014.0023 Susan Squier, J. Ryan Marks   HTML   Download PDF (82.3 KB) Avatars, Illness, and Authority: Embodied Experience in Breast Cancer Autopathographics pp. 153-181 | DOI: 10.1353/con.2014.0011 Emily Waples   HTML   Download PDF (166.4 KB) Graphic Analysis: Transitional Phenomena in Alison Bechdel’s Are You My Mother? pp. 183-203 | DOI: 10.1353/con.2014.0014 Lisa Diedrich  … Read More

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New Medical Humanities Journal invites articles on Graphic Medicine

Apr. 1, 2014 by Ian Williams

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Research and Humanities in Medical Education (RHiME) is the scientific journal of the Medical Humanities Group of the Medical Education Unit, University College of Medical Sciences & GTB Hospital, University of Delhi. The journal represents all those who want to engage in professional and public discussion on the important role of medical education research, and the medical humanities, in medical education. Thus, educators, students, patients, policy makers, and other stake holders are invited to contribute.     Aims and scope RHiME is an open access, peer-reviewed online journal. To ensure national and international relevance, the journal has Advisory Board members from all… Read More

Categories: Call For Papers, Comics and Medicine, journal, Research Tags: medical humanities, RHIME

New Podcast: Transformations: Therapy/Not Therapy

Feb. 19, 2014 by Comic Nurse

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Panel 2C from the 2013 Comics & Medicine panel in Brighton brings us four presentations that relate to the theme of therapy. Use the Quicktime player below to view images along with the audio of Panel 2B. If you don’t have Quicktime, you can listen to an audio-only version of the keynote presentation below.  First up on this panel is Sarah Lightman (author of the forthcoming Book of Sarah from Myriad Editions) of the University of Glasgow and Laydeez do Comics with her talk, “Metamorphosing Difficulties – Post Traumatic Growth in the Autobiographical Comics of Sarah Leavitt, Nicola Streeten and Maureen… Read More

Categories: Brighton 2013, Comics and Medicine, Conference Presenters, Graphic Novels, journal, papers, Podcast, Podcasts, Uncategorized Tags: Freud, Laydeez do Comcis, Lynda Barry, Maureen Burdoch, neurobiology, Nicola Streeten, post traumatic stress disorder, psychoanalysis, Psychoanalysis comics, Rachel Ball, recovery, Sarah Leavitt, Sarah Lightman, Teresa Rojas, The Inflatable Woman, The Ohio State Univeristy, transmedial narrative, Trauma studies, University of Glasgow, VS Ramachandran, Yasco Horsman

Call for Submissions: The Living Hand

Dec. 4, 2013 by Comic Nurse

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Medical students – It would be great to see Graphic Medicine content in this: A Call for Submissions: The Living Hand* – Humanities Section for Residents and Medical Students — Journal of General Internal Medicine – Web Edition The Journal of General Internal Medicine (JGIM) has launched a new website with “The Living Hand” humanities section for residents and medical students to submit poetry, personal narrative prose, or original artwork for publication on the web. In “The Living Hand” humanities section, we are publishing articles written by medical students or residents every two weeks, thus providing opportunities for fresh voices to share their stories. Submission… Read More

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CFP: Special Issue of Configurations on Graphic Medicine

Sep. 7, 2013 by Ian Williams

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Due to production changes, the deadline for the Special Issue on Graphic Medicine of Configurations, the Journal of the Society for Literature, Science and the Arts, has been moved up to January 15, 2014. Submissions, in the form of essays, comics, and any combination of the two, as well as any questions, should be sent to Susan Squier, sxs62@psu.edu. Any submission should include 2-3 sentences of biographical information, your name, email address, and hard mail address.

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