From Professor Paul Crawford: Continuing the success of the IHHN conferences thus far we are pleased to announce the 7th Conference will be held in the cruise capital of Europe, Southampton, UK. We invite abstract submissions under the heading “Changing Society: Community Wellbeing and Transformation – How health humanities can change the world”. Call for: Papers We seek submission of abstracts for 15-20 minutes presentations, 1 hour symposia, or poster presentations, on (but not limited to): Creative practice in community wellbeing and societal change Bringing down the barriers, creative ways of breaking down boundaries between …. History of the… Read More
‘Documenting Trauma: Comics and the Politics of Memory’
Short notice, but one of our keynote speakers, Hillary Chute is speaking at this one-day conference in Oxford on Thursday, hosted by the Torch Network, which looks fascinating.
CFP: ‘Documenting Trauma: Comics and the Politics of Memory’
CALL FOR PAPERS ‘Documenting Trauma: Comics and the Politics of Memory’ Confirmed Speakers: Nicola Streeten, Hillary Chute A Symposium hosted by the TORCH Network, ‘Comics and Graphic Novels: The Politics of Form’ Thursday 22nd June 2017, TORCH, University of Oxford In the graphic novel Waltz with Bashir (2009), adapted from Ari Folman and David Polonsky’s 2008 animated film, the traumatised protagonist attempts to come to terms with his personal experience of the massacres at the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps during the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in the 1980s. In so doing, he seeks help from a psychologist, who informs him that ‘Memory… Read More
Call for Papers: A Nordic Network for Comics Research conference hosted by Ghent University in collaboration with the University of Liège (ACME) and KU Leuven
A Nordic Network for Comics Research conference hosted by Ghent University in collaboration with the University of Liège (ACME) and KU Leuven April 20-21, 2017 Ghent, Belgium Introduction “Memory is tabooed as unpredictable, unreliable, irrational”, deplored Adorno more than half a century ago (122). Although nowadays the study of memory has established itself, memory remains an untamable beast, broad and interdisciplinary in its scope. This conference seeks to understand memory, and more specifically the relationship between comics and memory, by welcoming papers on the following three lines of inquiry: 1. Personal memory Research on comics and personal memory… Read More
Medicine Unboxed: Students 2016 Call for Participation
Medicine Unboxed: Students 2016 Call for Participation Deadline: Midnight Sunday 3 July 2016 At a time of extraordinary scientific knowledge and therapeutic possibility, medicine faces significant moral, political and social challenges. Medicine Unboxed engages the general public and healthcare audiences with a view of medicine that points to human experience, ethical reflection and political debate. We believe the arts can illuminate this perspective, inspire conversation and foster a sense of awe and wonder. Our annual events attract audiences of 350 people and bring writers, politicians, philosophers, musicians, performers, theologians and artists into dialogue with clinicians and patients. Medicine Unboxed 2016 is… Read More
The Gag Reflex: Representations of Medicine in New Yorker Cartoons
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
Graphic Medicine 2016 Conference: Stages & Pages
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
“Graphic Medicine Practice and Community” with Brian Fies
This week’s episode features the first keynote address from the 2015 Comics & Medicine conference in Riverside, California. You can listen to the episode by clicking below or subscribe to the feed in iTunes. This week in Graphic Medicine News: “Medical graphic novels attracting a growing audience” from Yahoo News. Jessica Abel (creator of Out on the Wire and Drawing Words, Writing Pictures) recommends “Rosalee Lightning” by Tom Hart. This week on “What Are You Reading?!” Juliet McMulin, who introduces Brian’s talk in this episode, is my guest and recommends I Kill Giants by Joe Kelly and J.M. Ken Niimura. She also… Read More
Arthur Frank: “When Bodies Need Stories in Pictures”
Sociologist Arthur Frank delivers the Sue Eckstein Memorial keynote address at the 2014 Comics & Medicine conference on the Johns Hopkins Medical Campus. Sue Eckstein The lecture is titled, “When Bodies Need Stories in Pictures.” This address was sponsored by the Brighton Sussex Medical School and is introduced by Ian Williams of Graphic Medicine dot org. Use the Quicktime player below to view images along with Arthur Frank’s keynote. If you don’t have Quicktime, you can listen to an audio-only version of the keynote address below. Arthur Frank wrote of his talk, In my 1995 book, The Wounded Storyteller, I asked… Read More
Comics in Medicine and Teaching
I (Ian) am giving a keynote talk in symposium at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Conference Information & Schedule We invite scholars, educators, artists, and health care providers to consider the educational and therapeutic benefits of comic books/graphic novels. Patients may struggle to clearly convey or understand their experience with acute or chronic medical or behavioral health issues. Likewise, students may struggle in their learning process. This conference offers the opportunity to think broadly and creatively about how comic books/graphic novels can be used by health care providers and educators to assist patients and students in addressing their challenges…. Read More