Graphic Medicine
Information on the use of the comics medium to explore issues in healthcare.
HIV/AIDS
Books in the Health Sciences Library
Taking Turns by A graphic memoir and adapted oral history of Unit 371, an inpatient AIDS care hospital unit in Chicago that was in existence from 1985 to 2000. Examines the human costs of caregiving and the role art can play in the grieving process.
Webcomics
- HIV Disclosure ComicsTool for caregivers who have decided they want to disclose to their child. Each comic addresses a different area or issue that caregivers reported feeling least prepared to answer from their children.
- Sex Positive: Should keeping your HIV status a secret be a crime?Chronicles the story of a Quebec, Canada man who did not disclose his HIV status with 15 women before having sex with them. Provides a history of AIDS, activism, and treatment.