UoBris Centre for Health, Humanities and Science Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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1/2 Appetite whetted for Graphic Medicine? Here are some of TheBadDr's recommended places to start: Epileptic – David B.; Marbles – Ellen Forney; Rx – Rachel Lindsay; Stitches – David Small; Probably Nothing – Matilda Tristram; Taking Turns – MK Czerwiec. https://t.co/3Z3ArTnG2Z

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Or read a review of Jenny Offill's new novel, Weather, looking at that autofiction as an exploration of ecoanxiety, and asking what challenges that poses to medical practice. Some Bristol-based suggestions for action, too. @UoBrisEnglish https://t.co/EQG0iZ7yF6

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1/2 Appetite whetted for Graphic Medicine? Here are some of TheBadDr's recommended places to start: Epileptic – David B.; Marbles – Ellen Forney; Rx – Rachel Lindsay; Stitches – David Small; Probably Nothing – Matilda Tristram; Taking Turns – MK Czerwiec. https://t.co/3Z3ArTnG2Z

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https://t.co/jPcvXnadq2 have published first part of a piece by Seamus O'Mahony on 'Experts, Politicians, and COVID-19'. Author of 'The Way We Die Now' & 'Can Medicine Be Cured?' BMJ: 'The most devastating critique of medicine since Medical Nemesis by Illich in 1975' https://t.co/qrrW7a4puW

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1/2 Appetite whetted for Graphic Medicine? Here are some of TheBadDr's recommended places to start: Epileptic – David B.; Marbles – Ellen Forney; Rx – Rachel Lindsay; Stitches – David Small; Probably Nothing – Matilda Tristram; Taking Turns – MK Czerwiec. https://t.co/3Z3ArTnG2Z

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Prof Havi Carel (Bristol) talks with Prof Ian Sabroe & Dr Dieter Declerq (hosts), & Prof Miranda Fricker (CUNY) about epistemic injustice, harms in health contexts, & the connections that philosophical thinking has with literature and art. 11 May, 4pm. https://t.co/OWQMR1ybyq

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2/2 And then, for something a touch more academic, The Graphic Medicine Manifesto — Czerwiec, Williams et al. We'd add The Bad Doctor and The Lady Doctor by Ian Williams to that list, and, as a good way into thinking about the medium, Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud. https://t.co/QrSHfLEwzT

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The event is inspired by Gavin Francis’s new book, ‘Recovery: The Lost Art of Convalescence’. This event will be live-streamed on Wellcome Collection’s YouTube channel and available to watch afterwards. More info at: https://t.co/zm7QwZIe0o

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2/2 And then, for something a touch more academic, The Graphic Medicine Manifesto — Czerwiec, Williams et al. We'd add The Bad Doctor and The Lady Doctor by Ian Williams to that list, and, as a good way into thinking about the medium, Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud. https://t.co/QrSHfLEwzT

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Experiences of Recovery. Havi Carel (CHHS) will be joining GP and author Gavin Francis and oncologist Sam Guglani to discuss their personal and professional experiences of living with illness, getting better and the importance of convalescence. https://t.co/kPwytr7BWF