Name: Keywords/Keyimages in Graphic Medicine
Price: 343.65 NZD
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Author: Briana Martino;Lisa Diedrich
ISBN: 9780271100357

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Type

Physical Book

Publisher

Pennsylvania State University Press

Author

Briana Martino;Lisa Diedrich

Collection

Graphic Medicine

Year

2026

Pages

344

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

25.40 x 17.80 x 3.20 cm

ISBN13

9780271100357

Keywords/Keyimages in Graphic Medicine

Briana Martino;Lisa Diedrich (Author) · Pennsylvania State University Press · Hardcover

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Synopsis "Keywords/Keyimages in Graphic Medicine"

This book invites readers to explore the field of graphic medicine through a new concept: “keywords/keyimages.” Coined by the editors to reflect the unique combination of words and images in comics, this term offers a fresh way to understand how graphic narratives communicate experiences of health and illness. Rather than defining the field, the book aims to demonstrate its range and complexity, offering a visual and verbal resource that reveals the methods, concepts, and politics shaping graphic medicine today. The collection brings together thirty-six contributions from comics artists, scholars, healthcare professionals, and patients, each focused on a single keyword/keyimage. Organized into five thematic sections—practice, pedagogy, process, personal/autobiographical, and politics—the book guides readers through the formal elements of comics, teaching strategies, creative processes, personal storytelling, and the broader health politics at work in the field. With visual examples alongside critical analysis, the volume encourages a “both/and” approach to reading: seeing words and images as interdependent, working simultaneously and sequentially to convey meaning. Designed as a resource for classroom teaching and independent study, Keywords/Keyimages in Graphic Medicine offers students, scholars, and practitioners a dynamic introduction to the study of health narratives in comics. It invites interdisciplinary exploration while providing practical tools for analyzing, teaching, and creating graphic medicine texts, making it a valuable contribution to courses in comics studies, visual culture, health humanities, and beyond.