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What is Graphic Medicine

Chapter 13
Exploring Comics and Graphic Novels in the Classroom
A genre of comics that is made as a means of recording, reflecting upon, and sharing personal experiences of health/illness. Such works often represent interactions with medical professionals.
Published in Chapter:
Closing the Gap: Lessons for the Study and Practice of Comics
Aimee Valentine (Texas Tech University, USA)
Copyright: © 2023 |Pages: 13
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-4313-2.ch013
Abstract
This chapter has a two-fold purpose. It first serves to introduce debates about the disciplinary status of comic studies in academia. It acknowledges the value that comics play by supporting the work of various disciplines and argues there are distinct benefits for establishing a proprietary disciplinary home for the study and practice of comics. The chapter highlights the relevancy of comics by enumerating four key ways the medium is employed: as a subject matter to be studied, for creative expression, as a means of disseminating information, and as a research methodology. The chapter then aims to encourage and guide educators in exploring the medium as a pedagogical device by recounting the author's experiences and lessons learned about using comics in the university classroom.
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Chapter 6
About Some Spanish Graphic Novels in Times of COVID-19 Pandemic: Cathartic Panels for the End of the World
A movement which claims the use of comics to represent disease in images, especially based on a pedagogical will which may help patients heal or, at least, to help them understand the process they are going through. Additionally, it encourages empathy towards patients and their needs, with regard to both their families and society as a whole, especially concerning stigmatized illnesses such as mental issues.
Published in Chapter: About Some Spanish Graphic Novels in Times of COVID-19 Pandemic: Cathartic Panels for the End of the World; From: Managing Pandemic Isolation With Literature as Therapy
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