'Graphic medicine’: how autobiographical comics artists are changing our understanding of illness

Shannon Sandford

'Graphic medicine’: how autobiographical comics artists are changing our understanding of illness

Shannon Sandford

College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article

163 Downloads (Pure)

Abstract

Images have acted as crucial diagnostic tools since the late 20th century. Sophisticated technologies, such as X-Rays and MRIs, offer doctors a precise “picture” of illness. But autobiographical comics about illness, known as “graphic medicine”, provide a different picture. This article aims to explore the historical and contemporary connections between acts of drawing and the representation of illness.

Original language	English
Number of pages	7
Specialist publication	The Conversation
Publication status	Published - 11 Aug 2021

Keywords

Graphic Medicine
Comics and Graphic Narrative
Illness Experiences
Life Writing
Digital Age
healthcare
cartoons

Access to Document

'Graphic medicine'_ how autobiographical comics artists are changing our understanding of illnessFinal published version, 1.15 MBLicence: In Copyright

Cite this

@misc{0c0b2332d2714a2f962ad4472db4f0d1,

title = "'Graphic medicine{\textquoteright}: how autobiographical comics artists are changing our understanding of illness",

abstract = "Images have acted as crucial diagnostic tools since the late 20th century. Sophisticated technologies, such as X-Rays and MRIs, offer doctors a precise “picture” of illness. But autobiographical comics about illness, known as “graphic medicine”, provide a different picture. This article aims to explore the historical and contemporary connections between acts of drawing and the representation of illness. ",

keywords = "Graphic Medicine, Comics and Graphic Narrative, Illness Experiences, Life Writing, Digital Age, healthcare, cartoons",

author = "Shannon Sandford",

year = "2021",

month = aug,

day = "11",

language = "English",

journal = "The Conversation",

issn = "2201-5639",

publisher = "The Conversation Media Group",

}

TY - GEN

T1 - 'Graphic medicine’: how autobiographical comics artists are changing our understanding of illness

AU - Sandford, Shannon

PY - 2021/8/11

Y1 - 2021/8/11

N2 - Images have acted as crucial diagnostic tools since the late 20th century. Sophisticated technologies, such as X-Rays and MRIs, offer doctors a precise “picture” of illness. But autobiographical comics about illness, known as “graphic medicine”, provide a different picture. This article aims to explore the historical and contemporary connections between acts of drawing and the representation of illness.

AB - Images have acted as crucial diagnostic tools since the late 20th century. Sophisticated technologies, such as X-Rays and MRIs, offer doctors a precise “picture” of illness. But autobiographical comics about illness, known as “graphic medicine”, provide a different picture. This article aims to explore the historical and contemporary connections between acts of drawing and the representation of illness.

KW - Graphic Medicine

KW - Comics and Graphic Narrative

KW - Illness Experiences

KW - Life Writing

KW - Digital Age

KW - healthcare

KW - cartoons

UR - https://theconversation.com/graphic-medicine-how-autobiographical-comics-artists-are-changing-our-understanding-of-illness-164789

M3 - Article

SN - 2201-5639

JO - The Conversation

JF - The Conversation

ER -

'Graphic medicine’: how autobiographical comics artists are changing our understanding of illness

Abstract

Keywords

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this