UPDATE: SPOTLIGHT CONFERENCE EVENTS ANNOUNCED! CCS Feature Event on Thursday, August 16, 7pm Pencil Me In: The Process & Practice of Graphic Medicine at The Center for Cartoon Studies. by faculty Steve Bissette Location: Briggs Opera House, 5 S Main St, White River Junction As an instructor at The Center for Cartoon Studies since its founding in 2005, long-time cartoonist/writer/editor/publisher Stephen R. Bissette has been privileged to witness (and, at times, participate in) the creative process of various cartoonists as they created work that focused on their own personal health issues and histories. Bissette offers an illustrated overview of the path, perils, and potential inherent in the creation of such intensely intimate and introspective works.
CCS Feature Event on Friday, August 17, Doors Open at 7:30pm Carousel Comics with Cara Bean Suzy Becker MK Czerwiec Glynnis Fawkes Ellen Forney Jennifer Hayden Mita Mahato Marissa Moss James Sturm with Dave Lloyd Whitney Taylor Kriota Willberg Ian WilliamsHost: R. Sikoryak Location: Engine Room, 188 S Main Street, White River Junction
This working group will address how we create, consume, and disseminate graphic medicine within the context of social justice. In recent years, we have seen an influx of personal narratives, comics journalism, and instructional materials related to health, wellness, medicine, and advocacy. We will discuss specific works while considering how access, distribution, cultural competency, education, industry gatekeeping, marketing, and other factors influence their reach, effectiveness, and impact.
Some discussion questions include:
• How do we define social justice in the context of graphic medicine? • How can we use comics and other forms of graphic medicine to address health disparities and other forms of injustice • What must we consider when creating and publishing materials intended to improve health literacy? • What are ways that we can make the practice of creating graphic medicine (and other forms of art) more sustainable for creators?
Group Facilitator: Whit Taylor, Conference Keynote Speaker
