‘This Week in Graphic Medicine’ highlights relevant articles (and tweets) about comics in medicine published during the week (Saturday – Friday). Links are typically presented without commentary, unless clarification of relevance is necessary, with credit given to those who flagged them up where possible. So without further ado… Matthew’s Pick of the Week… This week, I’m pointing you to a particular comic from The Nib: Refugee to Detainee: How the U.S. is Deporting Those Seeking a Safe Haven. This is stretching the traditional definition of medicine or health to include human rights, but it is precisely the human rights element that… Read More
This Week in Graphic Medicine (6/8/18)
‘This Week in Graphic Medicine’ highlights relevant articles (and tweets) about comics in medicine published during the week (Saturday – Friday). Links are typically presented without commentary, unless clarification of relevance is necessary, with credit given to those who flagged them up where possible. So without further ado… Matthew’s Pick of the Week… This week I continue the trend of pointing to social media by encouraging you to follow along with Lynda Barry’s Tumblr, The Near-Sighted Monkey. Barry is an Associate Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is, in my estimation, one of the most lauded people in comics,… Read More
This Week in Graphic Medicine (5/25/18 & 6/1/18)
‘This Week in Graphic Medicine’ highlights relevant articles (and tweets) about comics in medicine published during the week (Saturday – Friday). Links are typically presented without commentary, unless clarification of relevance is necessary, with credit given to those who flagged them up where possible. So without further ado… Matthew’s Pick of the Week… This week (or these weeks I suppose) I don’t have a link or comic to point you to, but rather one opportunity and one suggested resource! Instagram… As follows of this blog may have realized, I virtually never link out to Instagram. The reason for this is… Read More
This Week in Graphic Medicine (5/18/18)
‘This Week in Graphic Medicine’ highlights relevant articles (and tweets) about comics in medicine published during the week (Saturday – Friday). Links are typically presented without commentary, unless clarification of relevance is necessary, with credit given to those who flagged them up where possible. So without further ado… Matthew’s Pick of the Week… This week I want to give a special shout-out to three of the latest library’s to launch graphic medicine collections: Northwestern Medicine Galter Health Sciences Library, UConn Health Sciences Library, and Darian (Public) Library! For Galter Health Sciences, you’ll want to take a look at their collection… Read More
This Week in Graphic Medicine (5/11/18)
‘This Week in Graphic Medicine’ highlights relevant articles (and tweets) about comics in medicine published during the week (Saturday – Friday). Links are typically presented without commentary, unless clarification of relevance is necessary, with credit given to those who flagged them up where possible. So without further ado… Matthew’s Pick of the Week… This week, I want to make sure you’re aware of two amazing Kickstarter projects that are still ongoing as of this post: Drawn to Sex – The Basics and EVERYTHING IS GOING WRONG: Comics on Punk & Mental Illness. I have previously linked to both of these,… Read More
This Week in Graphic Medicine (4/27/18 & 5/4/18)
‘This Week in Graphic Medicine’ highlights relevant articles (and tweets) about comics in medicine published during the week (Saturday – Friday). Links are typically presented without commentary, unless clarification of relevance is necessary, with credit given to those who flagged them up where possible. So without further ado… NOTE: This week is a double-issue. The projects that followed me in my job transition, combined with developing new collections and the end-of-the-semester as an adjunct have wrecked havoc upon my schedule. I apologize for the delay and for the strain this post is likely to cause on your device! Matthew’s Pick of… Read More
This Week in Graphic Medicine (4/20/18)
‘This Week in Graphic Medicine’ highlights relevant articles (and tweets) about comics in medicine published during the week (Saturday – Friday). Links are typically presented without commentary, unless clarification of relevance is necessary, with credit given to those who flagged them up where possible. So without further ado… Matthew’s Pick of the Week… This week, rather than highlight a particular work, I want to provide some suggestions on where you might publish your work – in particular, works of graphic art in the scholarly realm. I get this question quite often, and I still feel I don’t have all that many… Read More
This Week in Graphic Medicine (4/13/18)
‘This Week in Graphic Medicine’ highlights relevant articles (and tweets) about comics in medicine published during the week (Saturday – Friday). Links are typically presented without commentary, unless clarification of relevance is necessary, with credit given to those who flagged them up where possible. So without further ado… Matthew’s Pick of the Week… My pick this week will be short, but made me smile so much I couldn’t help but highlight it. When I posted a link you’ll see below from Public Libraries Online to the ALA Graphic Novels & Comics in Libraries MIG, a student – Joy Bancroft – replied… Read More
This Week in Graphic Medicine (4/6/18)
‘This Week in Graphic Medicine’ highlights relevant articles (and tweets) about comics in medicine published during the week (Saturday – Friday). Links are typically presented without commentary, unless clarification of relevance is necessary, with credit given to those who flagged them up where possible. So without further ado… Matthew’s Pick of the Week… This week’s highlight is actually a comic that was released back in December 2017, but I just discovered (or rediscovered – I honestly don’t know) it this week and feel compelled to make sure you see it as well. The comic is titled, Europe’s Waitingroom: Visiting the Refugees… Read More
This Week in Graphic Medicine (3/30/18)
‘This Week in Graphic Medicine’ highlights relevant articles (and tweets) about comics in medicine published during the week (Saturday – Friday). Links are typically presented without commentary, unless clarification of relevance is necessary, with credit given to those who flagged them up where possible. So without further ado… Matthew’s Pick of the Week… This week’s pick was actually posted last Friday, just a few hours shy of when posted last week’s blog, but it is too important and powerful to not count as this week’s pick: LINES DRAWN: Parents and Teachers Who’ve Had Enough. The first part of what looks to… Read More