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Graphic Medicine: Health Equity Through Comics and Visual Narratives 

In-Person

Science Cafe with UC Irvine Libraries

Join UC Irvine Libraries to learn about the use of graphics and comics in medical education, patient care, and healthcare communications.

Wednesday, May 7
2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Science Library 5th Floor Visualization Wall

EVENT DESCRIPTION

Graphic medicine combines the principles of narrative medicine with the visual arts to share medical knowledge and illness experiences. Commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Graphic Medicine Manifesto, Dr. Juliet McMullin will explain how this interdisciplinary field can help shift perspectives, build community, and expand our understanding of the human journey through medicine.
 
After Dr. McMullin’s talk, stay for a light reception and explore the Libraries’ America Informed exhibit, which includes examples of graphics and comics in government communications.

“Graphic Medicine is inspiration. Distilling what matters in illness narratives, while creating space to imagine the world otherwise.”

— Juliet McMullin

SPEAKER

Juliet McMullinJuliet McMullin, PhD, is a professor of family medicine, the Johanna Shapiro Endowed Chair in Medical Humanities and Arts, and director for the Medical Humanities and Arts Program in UC Irvine’s School of Medicine. Her research focuses on health equity and relational practices of being, explorations of intersectional approaches in medicine, and creative reimagining for care through community-engaged research. Her research in graphic medicine engages the role of comics-making and visual narratives of diverse experiences of health equity. Dr. McMullin's commitment to community engagement extends to her teaching and service, where she provides students and nonacademics with the tools to engage in meaningful debates and address the contexts that shape their lives.

 

Related LibGuide: Comics & Graphic Novels by Scott Stone

Date:
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Time:
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Location:
Science Library
Audience:
  Alumni     Faculty     General Public     Graduate Students     Staff     Undergraduate Students  
Categories:
  Book Discussion     Diversity and Inclusion     Lecture/Presentations     Speakers     Special Events  

Registration is required. There are 37 seats available.

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