Introducing graphic medicine: care and comics

Rhetorics of the Visual: Graphic Medicine, Comics and its Affordances

Affordances, in the context of comics, connote to the general attributes of the medium such as temporality, spatiality, gestures, tone/handwriting and economy. Although comics evinces a dynamic relationship among these elements, it is possible to delineate functional and rhetorical role of these affordances on a conceptual and technical level. Taking these cues, the paper after briefly reviewin...

Introducing Comics and Ideology

Image, Text, and Story: Comics and Graphic Novels in the Classroom

Comprehending comics and Graphic Novels: Watchmen as a Case for Cognition

Reading Watchmen: A cognitive perspective In the opening sequence of Watchmen, by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons (1986-1987), a disheveled man wanders the streets of New York, carrying a sign warning of the end of the world. He steps through puddles on the sidewalk, while a bloodstained smiley face pin lies in the street. Through panel narration we are introduced to Rorschach's journal, and althou...

Introducing evolutionary thinking for medicine

the origins of the current epidemics of obesity, diabetes, and autoimmune diseases, and answering patients’ questions about aging. Evolution is not an alternative to existing medical training and research. It is a useful basic science that poses new medical questions, contributing to research while also improving practice. We now present some significant evolutionary insights into medical issue...