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Books at Baystate
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Graphic Medicine Collection at BaystateReview our entire collection of graphic medicine books in the library catalog (a few examples are highlighted below).
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Graphic Medicine Manifesto by Call Number: WZ 336 C998g 2015ISBN: 9780271066493Publication Date: 2015 -
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Tangles : a story about Alzheimer's, my mother, and me by Call Number: WT 155 L439t 2012ISBN: 9781616086398Publication Date: 2012
Selected Webcomics and Zines
Memoirs from Patients and Providers
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As Before, So BehindA memoir of losing a child (Ted Closson, October 2018).
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Between FriendsDaily comic that deals with aging and health (Sandra Bell-Lundy).
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The Courage to be MeIllustrated stories about women rebuilding their lives after rape or sexual abuse (by Psychologist Nina Burrowes, 2014).
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In / vulnerableA weekly comic series that captures the COVID-19 pandemic and how it has revealed health disparities across populations (various authors/illustrators).
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My Life with a Pre-Existing ConditionA memoir about being diagnosed with Type I diabetes and the social and economic consequences (Nomi Kane, July 2017).
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Over-Caffeinated MedicObservations and stories from a paramedic.
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Thick & ThinA short story comic about eating disorders in men (Bruce Mutard, 2010).
Education and History
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4,000 Years of Abortion HistoryBy Sarah Mirk, September 2018.
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African-Americans are More Likely to Distrust the Medical System. Blame the Tuskegee Experiment.A comic about the Tuskegee experiment and how it affected the Black community's trust in medicine and health outcomes today (Whit Taylor and Chris Kindred, February 2018).
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"Ask me Three" : Ms. Jenkins Visits the Lupus ClinicA comic about managing lupus and patient-physician communication (developed by The Lupus Initiative, created by Phill Maury and Nicolette Morgan).
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The Dark History of HysteriaA comic about the misdiagnosis and mistreatment of women's health over the centuries (Alexandra Beguez, September 2018).
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No Ordinary FluOne family's experience with the 1918 pandemic and what to expect in a severe pandemic (developed by Public Health Seattle & King County, created by Merideth Li-Volmer, Matthew French, and David Lasky).
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Vaccines Work. Here are the Facts.Comic about the risks, myths, and science behind vaccines (Maki Naro, December 2014).
Social, Racial, and Environmental Issues
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After Maria: Everyday Recovery from DisasterA comic based on ethnographic research showing how low-income Puerto Rican families recovered from Hurricane Maria (Gemma Sou, 2018).
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Bianca XuniseComics that reflect current events and personal experiences.
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How do you Translate Non-Binary?A comic about gender identity and non-conformity (Breena Nunez, September 2020).
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Many Drops -- an OceanA zine about climate change and how to take better care of our planet and ourselves (Maria Photinakis, April 2019).
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Mark TrailDaily webcomic with a focus on environmentalism, science, and health (Jules Rivera).
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The NFL's Best Kicker Didn't Have Any ToesA story about Tom Dempsey, who held the longest field goal record for over 40 years but faced discrimination for having no toes on his dominant foot (Gerardo Alba, September 2018).
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Racial Capitalism and Prison AbolitionA zine that describes how capitalism and mass incarceration have increased the racial, social, and health disparities in America (October 2020).
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What's Normal Anyway?A comic that discusses the trans male experience through the story of Mel, who is transitioning from female to male (Morgan Boecher, 2010).