‘This Week in Graphic Medicine’ highlights news about comics in medicine published during the week (Saturday – Friday). Links are typically presented without commentary, unless clarification of relevance is necessary. So without further ado… Note… This covers the period of 11/9 until 11/22 as there was not a post in the week between. Matthew’s Pick of the Week… We have a Toronto Conference Date: July 16 – 19, 2020! We have a Toronto Conference Theme: Graphic Medicine In/During Troubled Times: Social Justice and Human Rights! We have a hashtag too: #GraphMed2020! Expect the call for papers to come by December… Read More
This Week in Graphic Medicine (11/8/2019)
‘This Week in Graphic Medicine’ highlights news about comics in medicine published during the week (Saturday – Friday). Links are typically presented without commentary, unless clarification of relevance is necessary. So without further ado… Note: This Week in Graphic Medicine will NOT be posted next week (11/15) as the GM team will be at a retreat. Matthew’s Pick of the Week… I promise this isn’t a paid ad and I normally don’t plug sales, but this time I have to: you can get 30 – 50% off of titles in the PSU Press Graphic Medicine series between now and November… Read More
This Week in Graphic Medicine (10/11/2019)
‘This Week in Graphic Medicine’ highlights news about comics in medicine published during the week (Saturday – Friday). Links are typically presented without commentary, unless clarification of relevance is necessary. So without further ado… Matthew’s Pick of the Week… Jarret J. Krosoczka won the Book of the Year award at the Harveys Hey Kiddo! You can find at least part of his acceptance speech on his Facebook page. Find a full list of winners here. Conference… 2020 Graphic Medicine Conference – More to Come! Articles & More… Funding: Applications now open for the 2020 Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grants for… Read More
This Week in Graphic Medicine (10/4/2019)
‘This Week in Graphic Medicine’ highlights news about comics in medicine published during the week (Saturday – Friday). Links are typically presented without commentary, unless clarification of relevance is necessary. So without further ado… Note: Apologies for the unexpected off-week last week and thanks to Alice for filling in the week before! There will be some attempt at catching up with links below, but things are surely missed. It was unavoidable. Matthew’s Pick of the Week… I know it isn’t quite new news now, but I just want to celebrate Lynda Barry’s winning a MacArthur genius grant! This is seriously… Read More
This Week in Graphic Medicine (9/6/2019)
‘This Week in Graphic Medicine’ highlights news about comics in medicine published during the week (Saturday – Friday). Links are typically presented without commentary, unless clarification of relevance is necessary. So without further ado… Matthew’s Pick of the Week… This week’s pick comes thanks to Michael Green and isn’t strictly speaking health related, but it does show an amazing example of using comics effectively in another rather conservative (little c) field: law. Created in response to a lawsuit about eBook pricing, a lawyer partnered up with a cartoonist to file a cartoon amicus brief! You can read about the case, why… Read More
This Week in Graphic Medicine (8/23/2019)
‘This Week in Graphic Medicine’ highlights news about comics in medicine published during the week (Saturday – Friday). Links are typically presented without commentary, unless clarification of relevance is necessary. So without further ado… Matthew’s Pick of the Week… Whether you made it to Brighton for this year’s conference or watched from afar, you won’t want to miss the latest Graphic Medicine podcast: a recording of Meg-John Barker’s fabulous keynote address. Articles & More… CFP: Drawing the Human: Law, Comics, Justice Kickstarter: Living With Cancer: Our Stories Webcomic: Mardou: Day One You can also find days two through five here…. Read More
This Week in Graphic Medicine (8/9/2019)
‘This Week in Graphic Medicine’ highlights news about comics in medicine published during the week (Saturday – Friday). Links are typically presented without commentary, unless clarification of relevance is necessary. So without further ado… Matthew’s Pick of the Week… This week, I’ve come across two comics that strike me as near-required reading. [Both are potentially triggering.] First, this webcomic by Julia Wertz – Things You Might Not Know About Miscarriage. Second, this webcomic by Kailin Walker & Kerry Wineberg – What is Kindness?. Articles & More… CFP: Comics and Technology: 3rd Annual Conference of the Comics Study Society CFP: Call… Read More
This Week in Graphic Medicine (5/10 – 5/17/19)
‘This Week in Graphic Medicine’ highlights news about comics in medicine published during the week (Saturday – Friday). Links are typically presented without commentary, unless clarification of relevance is necessary. So without further ado… Personal Note… This edition of TWIGM is strange in that it covers the period of May 4th to May 15th. There was a death in the family that has upended routine here, so I apologize for the strangeness. Keep in mind that this means the next edition will also be strange as it plays catch-up to include the rest of this week (5/16 and 5/17). Matthew’s… Read More
This Week in Graphic Medicine (3/29 – 4/5/19)
‘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 draw your attention to a couple of comics published in The Nib that you might not normally consider when thinking about graphic medicine. The first, titled It’s Time to Rethink How Recycling is Done is a depressing look by cartoonist Katie Wheeler at… Read More
This Week in Graphic Medicine (3/15 – 3/22/19)
‘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, a turn toward the less explicitly medical for my picks – two webcomics that deal with different aspects of sexism. One is actually a couple of years old but recently made the rounds again – and speaks to me a great deal – is by… Read More
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