by Dr. Javier A Suarez DISCLAIMERS The review is split into spoiler-free and spoiler-filled sections with clear demarcations for each, but even the “spoiler-free” sections will delve into the themes and general set-up of the book. The book contains depictions of serious child abuse. The book also contains disturbing portrayals of racially motivated violence against Black people. I am not a Black person, so the point of view of my review will invariably be from a perspective outside of this particular lived experience. Content advisory: For domestic violence, including child abuse: National Domestic Violence Hotline in the United States… Read More
Call for Submissions: Graphic Treatment – Zombies, Medicine and Comics.
Sherryl Vint and Lorenzo Servitje of UC Riverside are proposing an edited volume for the graphic medicine book series from Penn State University Press, and are looking for papers. This interdisciplinary call for papers invites proposals for an edited volume on zombies in comics and graphic novels through the lens of medical discourse. Like many tropes in science fiction, the zombie crosses discursive boundaries to become a metaphor used in clinical and scientific literature. For example, it becomes a figurative mediation for patients who experience “zombification” and the “dehumanizing” effects of illness and/or medical treatment, such as the numbing affect… Read More