The Graphic Medicine Manifesto has been nominated for an Eisner Award in the catagory Best Academic/Scholarly Work. One of the most prestigious awards in the industry, the Eisners – officially called the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards – are referred to as the ‘Oscars of comics’. A five-strong panel of judges compile the list of nominations which are then voted on by industry professionals, with the winners announced at the annual Comic-Con in San Diego in July. The Manifesto, published by Penn State University Press, has been very well received by specialist and non specialist readers alike. Written by MK Czerwiec, Ian Williams, Susan Squier, Michael… Read More
Meet the Organizer: Susan Squier
In the lead-up to the 2013 Brighton Comics & Medicine conference, to fill the gaping void that the Graphic Medicine podcast hiatus has left in your life, this week we introduce a series of posts meant to acquaint you with the folks behind the quickly approaching Graphic Medicine conference in Brighton. WHO I AM: Susan Squier WHAT I DO: Teach English and Women’s Studies at Penn State University, co-edit the Graphic Medicine book series at Penn State University Press with Ian Williams, and in 2014 I will be editing a special issue of CONFIGURATIONS, the journal of the Society for Literature, Science,… Read More
New Podcast: Studio Time in the Literature & Medicine Classroom
Use the Quicktime player above to view images along with the audio. If you don’t have Quicktime, you can listen to the audio-only version below. This panel from Toronto, “Studio Time in the Literature and Medicine Classroom,” features Susan Squier, Tess Jones, and Scott Smith. They write of their panel, “We will present our experiences introducing ‘studio time’–a time dedicated to creating our own comics (text and images)–into classes that are customarily occupied with discussing comics, either as examples of literature or as modes of communication in health care settings. After brief paper, we answer questions and encourage discussion and comments among… Read More
So long as they grow out of it: comics, the discourse of developmental normalcy, and disability
So Long as They Grow Out of It: Comics, The Discourse of Developmental Normalcy, and Disability Susan Squier Journal of Medical Humanities, 2008 Jun;29(2):71-88 Abstract: This essay draws on two emerging fields–the study of comics or graphic fiction, and disability studies–to demonstrate how graphic fictions articulate the embodied, ethical, and sociopolitical experiences of impairment and disability. Examining David B’s Epileptic and Paul Karasik and Judy Karasik’s The Ride Together, I argue that these graphic novels unsettle conventional notions of normalcy and disability. In so doing, they also challenge our assumed dimensions and possibilities of the comics genre and medium, demonstrating the great… Read More
A Conversation with Susan Squier
Today’s podcast conversation is with Susan Squier, PhD, Brill Professor of English, Women’s Studies, and Science,Technology and Society Studies at Penn State University. Susan’s teaching and scholarship includes several articles on the use of comics in the medical context. You can download PDFs of some of Susan’s comics scholarship here. In this conversation, we discuss how Susan began working with comics, how she feels comics and medicine are connected, and her hopes for the future of the Graphic Medicine movement. Susan will be presenting on “Studio Time in the Literature and Medicine Classroom” with colleagues at the 2012 Comics &… Read More