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New Podcast Episode: Kimiko Tobimatsu and Keet Geniza on Kimiko Does Cancer

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In this episode, MK Czerwiec interviews Kimiko Tobimatsu and Keet Geniza about their recent book, Kimiko Does Cancer. They discuss working on the book during a pandemic, what it was like to work with each other and more. Links to sites mentioned in the episode: The book’s website: https://www.kimikodoescancer.com/ Keet’s Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/makeshiftlove Kimiko’s Etsy, including cancer cards: https://www.etsy.com/shop/kimikoandco You can buy the book and support us by using this link from Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/books/kimiko-does-cancer-a-graphic-memoir/9781551528199?aid=1457 Support for this podcast comes from Penn State College of Medicine, Department of Humanities, the nation’s oldest Humanities Department within a medical school, pioneers of innovations in medical… Read More

The Graphic Medicine Confab

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The Graphic Medicine Confab is a roundtable conversation focusing on the challenges and techniques of making graphic medicine: comics about everything and anything to do with health, medicine, illness and our bodies. Meetings are organized by Kriota Willberg, Joel Christian Gill, Georgia Webber, and Benjamin Schwartz. Each Confab has a theme and a facilitator (see below for details.) The GMC met four evenings this summer via Zoom. Artists, educators, librarians, health care professionals, patients, and others contributed compelling  questions and comments, creating dynamic conversations about a wide range of topics. Graphic Medicine Confab #1 with Kriota Willberg (6-16-20) Part 1… Read More

Year End Review 2019 with guest Susan Squier

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In this episode, Susan Squier and MK Czerwiec chat about Graphic Medicine in 2019 and what  they look forward to 2020.  Links below to what we discuss and much more we didn’t have time to mention but want to highlight.   Here are links to the picks we discuss and more – including a few things to look forward to in 2020. Susan’s picks: 1. Drawing Power: Women’s Stories of Sexual Violence, Harassment, and Survival: A Comic Anthology (Abrams Comics Art) edited by Diane Noomin, introduction by Roxanne Gay. 2. Lines by Ebony Flowers, in the current New Yorker Cartoon… Read More

Conference Keynote: Meg-John Barker

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Welcome to the first of two keynote addresses from the 2019 Graphic Medicine conference, the theme of which was, “Queerying Graphic Medicine: Paradigms, Power, and Practice.” Conference co-host Dr. Muna Al-Jawad created a comic which appeared in the program to say more about that theme:  Meg-John Barker’s keynote address fits perfectly with this framing of our conference and our work in Graphic Medicine. Meg-John is the author of a number of popular books on sex, gender, and relationships, including Queer: A Graphic History, How to Understand your Gender, Life isn’t Binary, Enjoy Sex (How, When, and IF You Want To),… Read More

New Podcast Episode: The Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Vol.2

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In this episode, MK talks with cartoonist Marek Bennett about the new book in his ongoing series, The Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby Volume 2: 1863. Scroll down for images from the book and links to process posts by Marek about the creation of this impressive project. You can get the book on MarekBennett.com or order from your local independent bookstore. You can support Marek’s Patreon for additional insider information on the project! As mentioned in the episode, Marek drew all of the conference art for last year’s gathering in White River Junction, Vermont, such as the cover image… Read More

New Podcast: A. David Lewis on Creating a Graphic Medicine Course at Your College

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A. David Lewis shares his lecture from the 2019 New England Graphic Medicine Comic-Con, titled “Creating a Graphic Medicine Course at Your College.” Speaker bio: (adapted from David’s website): A. David Lewis holds a Ph.D. in Religion & Literature from Boston University and an M.A. in English Literature from Georgetown University. He started lecturing on comics as well as writing short back-up stories for various anthologies in 1999. Critically praised for his creative work in independent comics (including the biblical Lone and Level Sands and Some New Kind of Slaughter), Lewis has been featured in The Boston Globe, Publishers Weekly… Read More

New Podcast Episode: Rachel Lindsay on Rx

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With great thanks to A. David Lewis, Matthew Noe, and Rachel, we are able to share the full lecture given by Rachel Lindsay about creating her graphic memoir Rx as a Graphic Medicine podcast. A few links: Rachel’s website: http://www.rachellivesherenow.com/about A. David Lewis’s twitter thread of the talk available here. Jane Zhao’s review of Rx on Intima here: http://www.theintima.org/book-reviews-intima/rx-a-graphic-memoir-by-rachel-lindsay 

New Podcast: Reconciling the Public and Private in Health Comics with Whit Taylor

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The episode opens with Alice Jaggers and host MK Czerwiec discussing Graphic Medicine News. That segment is followed by Whit Taylor‘s keynote address from the 2018 Comics & Medicine conference in White River Junction, Vermont. NOTE: The comics Whit mentions are linked below. Whit is a cartoonist, writer, editor, and public health educator. She has a BA in cultural anthropology from Brown University and received an MPH in Social and Behavioral Sciences from Boston University School of Public Health. Her comics have been published by The Nib, The New Yorker, Illustrated PEN and others.   America Isn’t Ready For a Pandemic, The… Read More

“Scaling Up Graphic Medicine” – Susan Squier’s 2018 Conference Keynote Address

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This month’s episode features Susan Squier’s full keynote from this year’s Graphic Medicine conference at the Center for Cartoon Studies in White River Junction, Vermont. Her talk is titled “Graphic Medicine: The Scales of Comics Work.” You will hear Susan introduced by Juliet McMullin. The images Susan cites directly in her talk follow below, in order. Stay tuned to the end of Susan’s talk for a special announcement!   Support for this podcast comes from Penn State College of Medicine, Department of Humanities, the nation’s oldest Humanities Department within a medical school, pioneers of innovations in medical education since 1967. To learn… Read More