Graphic Medicine at Miami Libraries: Home
Display at King
Some graphic medicine books are on display in the King library on the first floor.
What is Graphic Medicine
"Graphic Medicine: The Intersection Between the Medium of Comics and the Discourse of Healthcare" Dr. Ian Williams (2007).
Usually based on personal experiences, these narratives can educate patients, improve health literacy, facilitate health communication, and help reduce stigma by presenting complex difficult health topics in an approachable and personal manner.
National Library of Medicine Online Exhibit
Learn more by visiting the National Library of Medicine's online exhibit below. Don't forget to click the link for Exhibit Collections at the bottom of the homepage in order to view excerpts and discussions about a a small sample of the many titles available
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Teaching with Graphic Medicine
Graphic medicine can be used in the classroom! GraphicMedicine.org has a syllabus repository. The NNLM has an example module, Comics for Health and Medicine.
If interested, a librarian can work with you to create a single (or multiple) instruction session specifically for your class. Please, see the 'Contact Us' tab to email or set up an appointment with one of us.
Collection in the Art/Architecture Library
The Graphic Medicine collection can be found by the graphic novel collection in the Art/Architecture Library and have green labels on their spine
Books about Graphic Medicine
Graphic Medicine Manifesto by ISBN: 9780271066493Publication Date: 2015-05-15This inaugural volume in the Graphic Medicine series establishes the principles of graphic medicine and begins to map the field. The volume combines scholarly essays by members of the editorial team with previously unpublished visual narratives by Ian Williams and MK Czerwiec, and it includes arresting visual work from a wide range of graphic medicine practitioners.
Disability in Comic Books and Graphic Narratives by ISBN: 9781137501110Publication Date: 2016-04-08As there has yet to be any substantial scrutiny of the complex confluences a more sustained dialogue between disability studies and comics studies might suggest, Disability in Comic Books and Graphic Narratives aims through its broad range of approaches and focus points to explore this exciting subject in productive and provocative ways.
Graphic Medicine International Collective
GraphicMedicine.org is a site that explores the interaction between the medium of comics and the discourse of healthcare. We are a community of academics, health carers, authors, artists, and fans of comics and medicine. The site is maintained by an editorial team under the direction of the Graphic Medicine International Collective.
They also maintain a YouTube channel, Graphic Medicine.
Benefits of Graphic Medicine
Creates community - allows readers to find a community of similarly affected people and reduces isolation.
Fosters empathy - provides a window into various perspectives: the health providers, the patients, and/or the caregivers.
Improves communication - provides an accessible, approachable way to address complex topics. The combined language of words and pictures can increase comprehension and retention.
Reduces stigma - may confront issues considered "taboo" and can represent something that patients are afraid to talk about.