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
This Week in Graphic Medicine (3/23/18)
‘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, Comics and Medicine: The Ways We Work, 2018 Conference Updates! The hosts of this year’s conference – The Center for Cartoon Studies and the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth – have launched the big marketing push for the conference, coming this August. Some links include… CCS… Read More
CFP: The German Graphic Novel III: German Graphic Medicine
Annual Conference of the German Studies Association September 27-30, 2018 Pittsburgh, PA CFP: The German Graphic Novel III: German Graphic Medicine: The Representation of Illness and Disability in German Comics In MK Czerweic’s introduction to the Graphic Medicine Manifesto (2015), she writes that comics about illness and disability disrupt the balance of power: “we believe those best positioned to represent illness and caregiving are those living with it.” Graphic pathographies – or pathographics – offer the individual stories of patients, family members, and health care professionals, giving voice to those living with illness, chronic disease, and disability in a way… Read More
This Week in Graphic Medicine (12/15/17)
‘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… Comics and Medicine: The Way We Work The Center for Cartoon Studies has launched its page for the 2018 Graphic Medicine Conference! Here you’ll find logistical information – dates and some basic travel information – as well as confirmed keynote speakers. You will also find the call-for-papers information – proposals are due January 30th,… Read More
This Week in Graphic Medicine (12/8/17)
‘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… Special… Library Con Live happened this past Wednesday – a great virtual conference meant for librarians involved in comics. Check out the hashtag #libraryconlive on Twitter to catch up! (On-demand viewings of most of the sessions will be made available I believe. Check with Library Journal for more information.) Comics and Medicine:… Read More
This Week in Graphic Medicine (11/17/17 & 11/24/17)
‘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 actually two weeks. 11/23 is the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States, so this will cover from 11/10’s post until 11/22. Next week will catch anything from the later half of this one. Have a good holiday for those celebrating! Comics and Medicine: The Way We Work The Center… Read More
CALL FOR PAPERS: 51st Annual Comparative Literature Conference
The deadline is short, but thanks to Lorenzo Servitje for flagging up this CFP: CALL FOR PAPERS: 51st Annual Comparative Literature Conference Mind, Body, Behavior: Health, Illness, and Representation April 27-28, 2016 California State University, Long Beach Health has been a concern of representation from the earliest known images and narratives, and remains a topical subject. Representations related to the body, the mind, illness, trauma, bodily transformation, psychological stress, personal relationships, and many aspects of human behavior, represent how individuals and communities form their identities, how they cope with stress, distress, physical and psychological health…. Read More