Graphic Medicine
Anti-Racism
Books in the Health Sciences Library
March: Book One by Congressman John Lewis' first-hand account of his lifelong struggle for civil and human rights, meditating in the modern age on the distance traveled since the days of Jim Crow and segregation.
Books 2 and 3 also in our collection.
COVID Chronicles by A collection of short comics about the COVID-19 pandemic. Diverse artists address disruptions in work, school, and family life as well as failures in public policy, racial biases, and systemic inequalities revealed by the pandemic.
Persepolis by Wise, funny, and heartbreaking memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution.
LISSA: A Story About Medical Promise, Friendship and Revolution by A story of two friends growing up in Cairo, one American, one Egyptian. Their friendship is put to the test when medical crises in each family reveals stark differences in their perspectives...until the Arab Spring revolution changes everything.
The Complete MAUS by The Pulitzer Prize-winning Maus tells the story of Vladek Spiegelman, a Jewish survivor of Hitler's Europe, and his son, a cartoonist coming to terms with his father's story.
Webcomics
- What is Race? by Whit TaylorThis webcomic discusses the history, science, and social aspects of what we refer to as "race."
- African-Americans Are More Likely to Distrust the Medical System. Blame the Tuskegee Experiment, by Whit Taylor and Chris KindredDiscusses the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment of the mid-1900's, Medical Ethics, and Distrust of the Healthcare System
- Black Mothers Face Far Worse Health Outcomes. How Do We Fix It? by Whit TaylorDiscusses the high maternal mortality rate of Black mothers and how we can begin to address it.
- Your Black FriendAn award-winning comic from your black friend to you about race, racism, friendship, and alienation. Inspired by Frantz Fanon’s White Skin, Black Masks.
- A Sense of BelongingAn African American physician reflects on her 30 years since graduating from medical school, and how racial disparities played a role in her education and perspective.
- The Weight of Being Black in AmericaWhat life looks like when you are judged solely by the color of your skin.
- REDLINED: THE H.E.A.T. Report COMIC BOOK Pt. 1 & 2Incorporating historical records and stakeholder interviews, We Are Wynadotte (Kansas City, KS) created two comics on redlining, how the practice continues to affect the health of their community, and possible solutions to correct them.
- Silver WireConsiders the history of medical experimentation on unwilling subjects, with particular emphasis on “founding father of gynecology” J. Marion Sims’ abuse of enslaved Black women, and the ramifications of benefiting from this cruel approach to medicine.
Selected Articles
- Graphic Novels About History Are A ‘Paradigm Shift’ In How People Learn About The PastPost reflecting on lessons from the discussion "Interpreting the Past Through Comics"https://www.revolutionaryspaces.org/2021/05/11/visual-history-comics/