Graphic medicine explained

Graphic medicine connotes the use of comics in medical education and patient care.[1] [2]

Overview

The phrase graphic medicine was coined by Dr. Ian Williams,[3] founder of GraphicMedicine.org, to denote "the intersection between the medium of comics and the discourse of healthcare".[4] Comics offer an engaging, powerful, and accessible method of delivering illness narratives.[5] The academic appraisal of graphic fiction is in its infancy, but its examination by academics involved in healthcare-related studies is increasing, with work emerging in journals.[6]

It is notable that the medical humanities movement in many medical schools advocates the framework and use of literature in exploring illness, from practitioner and patient perspectives.

A late-2010s entry to the scholarly study of graphic medicine is the PathoGraphics Research Group, an Einstein Foundation-funded project at the Free University of Berlin (2016–2019) under the direction of Irmela Marei Krüger-Fürhoff, and with the collaboration of Susan M. Squier of the Pennsylvania State University.[7] The group is concerned with the study of illness narratives, or "pathographies," and works of graphic medicine.[8]

History

Visual treatment and graphic novels

Comic books centered around public health originated in the 1940s; the earliest examples averaged around twelve pages and were aimed at preventive instruction for children. Early newsstand comics that focused on medical topics included EC's Psychoanalysis (1955) and Archie's Adventures of Young Dr. Masters (1964).[9] Other early notable works of graphic medicine include the Strip AIDS anthologies (1987-1988); Al Davison's The Spiral Cage (1990); Milligan & McCarthy's Skin (1992); Pekar, Brabner, and Stack's Our Cancer Year (1993); and Bryan Talbot's The Tale of One Bad Rat (1994–1995).

Since the turn of the 21st century, dozens of comics and graphic novels have been published that address such health topics as depression, drug abuse, and PTSD. The genre has evolved and such graphic novels are now commonly at least 150 pages long and focus more on adult struggles with physical or mental illness.[10]

In 2007, while writing a master's dissertation on medical narratives in comics and graphic novels,[11] Ian Williams set up the Graphic Medicine website. During this period, he found two essays by Susan M. Squier on the topic; Squier is Penn State's Brill Professor of English and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, and she teaches graphic medicine to Ph.D. students at Penn State.[12] Scholars from around the world who were interested in comics and healthcare began to get in touch, notably Professor Michael Green, who had recently set up a graphic narratives course at Hershey Medical School at Penn State University,[13] and MK Czerwiec, a.k.a. "Comic Nurse", who had, for many years, been recording her experiences as an HIV/AIDS hospice nurse in comics form.[14]

Green invited his colleagues Kimberley Myers, of the Medical Humanities Program at Penn State Milton Hershey Medical School, and Susan M. Squier, whose work Williams had encountered earlier, to the discussion group, and Williams introduced Maria Vaccarella, Giskin Day, and Columba Quigley.[15] The group decided to hold a conference, in 2010 at The University of London,[16] which led to a series of annual international conferences with presentations that are frequently posted as podcasts after the conference.

In 2014, the first American Library Association Will Eisner Graphic Novel Growth Grant was awarded to Ypsilanti District Library, (Ypsilanti, Michigan) for its proposal to build a collection of graphic medicine narratives.[17] (Author MK Czerwiec lectured in the fall of 2014 at Ypsilanti's St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in support of this grant.)[18] To date, the Ypsilanti District Library collection contains over 200 graphic medicine titles.[19]

Penn State University Press published The Graphic Medicine Manifesto in 2015, which was nominated for the Eisner Award for Best Academic/Scholarly Work in 2016.[20] [21] The Graphic Medicine Manifesto was the inaugural volume in the ongoing Graphic Medicine series at Penn State University Press,[22] which was originally co-edited by Susan M. Squier and Ian Williams. As of 2023, the series includes more than 20 titles.[23] [24]

In 2018, the United States National Library of Medicine launched the exhibition, "Graphic Medicine: Ill-Conceived and Well Drawn!", curated by Ellen Forney, which included a special display, traveling banner exhibition, and online exhibition.[25]

In 2020, Technical Communications Quarterly published a special issue on comics and graphic storytelling. This issue included a category of research articles examining graphic health communication.

In 2021, Menopause: A Comic Treatment, published as part of the Graphic Medicine/Penn State University Press series, and edited by MK Czerwiec,[26] won the Eisner Award for Best Anthology. In addition, Mimi Pond won the Eisner Award for Best Short Story for her contribution to the book, "When the Menopausal Carnival Comes to Town."[27]

Graphic medicine’s popularity keeps growing across the world. In some clinical settings, graphic medicine is being used to explore therapeutic possibilities.[28] Beyond the US and UK, graphic medicine is practiced and studied in Spain,[29] Taiwan, Germany, India, Singapore, and a host of other nations; for example: Monica Lalanda's Medicina Grafica,[30] the Japan Graphic Medicine Association (JGMA), and the Graphic Medicine Lab in India.

Notable works of graphic medicine

Sources[31] [32] [33]

Exhibitions

See also

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. Green. MJ. Myers, KR. Graphic medicine: use of comics in medical education and patient care. BMJ (Clinical Research Ed.). 2010-03-03. 340. c863. 20200064. 10.1136/bmj.c863. 33841883.
  2. Tuohy. Patricia. July 2018. Reading graphic medicine. Journal of the Medical Library Association. 106. 3. 387–390. 29962918. 6013142. 10.5195/jmla.2018.449.
  3. Web site: Graphic medicine takes flight. Andrea. Ford. July 24, 2015. Stanford Medicine.
  4. Web site: Why "Graphic Medicine" ?. Williams. Ian. Graphic Medicine. 20 November 2019.
  5. Web site: Hektoen International. Graphic medicine: how comics are revolutionizing the representation of illness. 31 January 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20130327085543/http://www.hektoeninternational.org/graphicMedicine.html. 27 March 2013. dead.
  6. Web site: GET A GRIP!: How Graphic Medicine is changing the landscape of medical care. Kriota. Willberg. June 12, 2018. The Beat.
  7. Web site: First funding period (2016–2021). PATHOGRAPHICS (2016–2021). 18 November 2019 . Free University of Berlin. June 16, 2023.
  8. Web site: PathoGraphics. PATHOGRAPHICS (2016–2021). 28 September 2015 . Free University of Berlin. June 16, 2023.
  9. Web site: Adventures of Young Dr. Masters: Archie, 1964 Series. Grand Comics Database. July 18, 2023.
  10. Web site: Schneider. E.. 2014. Quantifying and Visualizing the History of Public Health Comics. iConference, Berlin, Germany. 2023-06-26. 2019-10-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20191029160507/https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/bitstream/handle/2142/47384/340_ready.pdf?sequence=2. dead.
  11. News: GRAPHIC CONTENT: Graphic Novels That Will Diagnose Your Disease. Hillary. Chute. Hillary Chute. March 22, 2019. The New York Times.
  12. Web site: Comics aren't just for kids anymore: Penn State has emerged as a leader in the field of health-themed comics — known as "graphic medicine.. Feb 16, 2021. Cherie. Winner. Penn State University.
  13. News: 50 YEARS OF ETHICS COURSES AND MORE: For future doctors, humanities classes required at Penn State's medical school in Hershey: Curriculum instituted when College of Medicine opened in 1967. MARY ELLEN. WRIGHT. Mar 13, 2018. LNP.
  14. Web site: 'Comic Nurse' MK Czerwiec Delights Crowd in Keynote on Graphic Medicine. Albion College. April 1, 2022.
  15. Web site: Graphic Medicine #1: Of Comics, Disease and Stigma. Ian. Williams. 10 June 2011. Comics Forum.
  16. Web site: Graphic Medicine Award 2023 opens for submissions and expands to two categories: The second annual Graphic Medicine Award will now take separate submissions for long form and short form work. Dean. Simons. Jan 5, 2023. The Beat.
  17. ALA Awards 2014 Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grants for Libraries. Calvin . Reid. Jul 3, 2014. Publishers Weekly.
  18. News: Comic books and graphic novels called next wave in medical treatment: M.K Czerwiec, also known as "Comic Nurse" recently gave a presentation on using comics in medicine at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ypsilanti. DAVE. HERNDON. The News-Herald. November 25, 2014.
  19. Web site: How graphic novels are helping doctors and patients. March 2, 2020. Ypsilanti District Library.
  20. Web site: Brown . Luke . 2016-07-23 . 28th Eisner Awards: The Complete Winners and Nominees . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221013024855/https://comicsalliance.com/eisner-winners-2016/ . 2022-10-13 . 2023-06-16 . ComicsAlliance . en.
  21. News: Review: 'The Bad Doctor' and 'Graphic Medicine Manifesto'. Abigail. Zuger, M.d.. June 29, 2015. The New York Times.
  22. News: PSU Press Launches Graphic Mundi Imprint. Brigid. Alverson . Oct 7, 2020. Publishers Weekly. The new imprint will build on the press’s Graphic Medicine series....
  23. Web site: Graphic Medicine. Penn State University Press. May 12, 2023.
  24. Web site: How Penn State University Press tackled the coronavirus pandemic through comics. Joe. Eckstein . . Mar 22, 2021.
  25. Web site: NLM Launches "Graphic Medicine: Ill-Conceived and Well Drawn!". 2018-01-09. National Library of Medicine.
  26. Book: MK. Czerwiec. Menopause: A Comic Treatment. Graphic Medicine/Penn State University Press. 2020. 978-0271087122.
  27. News: ComicCon@Home '21: The 2021 Eisner Award winners. The Beat. Joe . Grunenwald . July 23, 2021.
  28. Venkatesan . Sathyaraj . Peter . Anu . 'I Want to Live, I Want to Draw': The Poetics of Drawing and Graphic Medicine . Journal of Creative Communications . 22 March 2018 . 13 . 2 . 104–116 . 10.1177/0973258618761406 . 149107320 . 22 September 2022.
  29. News: 2021-01-15 . La UNIA inaugura el primer máster en medicina gráfica de España . Europa Press Andalucía . es.
  30. Web site: 2024-02-12 . Medicina gráfica .
  31. Web site: Essential Graphic Medicine: An Annotated Bibliography. Alice. Jaggers. Matthew. Noe. Funded by an American Library Association Carnegie-Whitney Grant. GraphicMedicine.org. 28 Jun 2023.
  32. Comics and Medicine: Peering Into the Process of Professional Identity Formation. Green, MD, MS. Michael J.. Academic Medicine. 90. 6. 774–779. June 2015. 10.1097/ACM.0000000000000703. 25853686 . free.
  33. Web site: Graphic Medicine & Comics in Healthcare. University of Michigan Library. Jan 17, 2024. Here are a few selective examples of graphic medicine works available in the University of Michigan Libraries and online..
  34. Web site: [Re]Framing Graphic Medicine: Comics and the History of Medicine]. Apr 19, 2022. University of Chicago Library.

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