Scientific Visualization öffnet die Türen am Infotag der ZHdK 25.11.2011
Freitag 25. November 2011
Die Studienvertiefung Scientific Visualization / Wissenschaftliche Illustration stellt sich im Rahmen des Infotages des Departements Design an der ZHdK vor:
1. Veranstaltung: 9:30 Uhr
2. Veranstaltung: 17.30 Uhr
Ort: Vortragssaal
Ausstellungsstrasse 60
8005 Zürich
Zürcher Hochschule der Künste | ZHdK Departement Design
Visit http://www.zhdk.ch

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Graphic Medicine: Visualizing the Stigma of Illness
17th November 2011
This one-day interdisciplinary conference aims to explore medical narrative in graphic novels and comics with an emphasis on the stigma of illness, disease or disability, both physical and mental. A subgenre of graphic narrative known as graphic medicine is emerging as a field of interest to both scholars and creators of comics, and members of the healthcare professions are beginning to turn to comics as a source of illness narratives and documents of the patient and carer experience.

We invite proposals for scholarly papers (20 minutes) or panel discussions (60 minutes), focused on medicine and comics in any form (e.g. graphic novels, comic strips, graphic pathographies, manga, and/or web comics) on the following—and related—topics:

notions of stigma in graphic pathographies of illness and disability
the use of comics to explain, highlight and eradicate stigma
the use of comics in patient care
the interface of graphic medicine and other visual arts in popular culture
ethical implications of patient representation in comics by healthcare providers
trends in international use of comics in healthcare settings
the role of comics in provider/patient communication
comics as a virtual support group for patients and caregivers
the use of comics in bioethics discussions and education

Contributions are sought from humanities scholars, comics scholars, healthcare professionals, comics enthusiasts, writers and cartoonists.

300 word proposals for a 20 minute paper should be submitted by 18/07/2011 to submissions@graphicmedicine.org and notice of acceptance or rejection may be expected by 1/8/2011

Abstracts may be in Word, WordPerfect, or RTF formats, following this order:
author(s), affiliation, email address, title of abstract, body of abstract
All proposals submitted will receive and acknowledgement.
Abstracts will be blind peer reviewed.

Drs. Columba Quigley, Maria Vaccarella and Ian Williams

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ANIMAL ART FAIR
5th-8th May 2011
Anne Corless is exhibiting at the Animal Art Fair.
Come and buy direct from the greatest collection of contemporary animal artists.
Visit www.animalartfair.com to book

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Dr. Frank H. Netter Award: Call for Entries
The Vesalius Trust for Visual Communications in the Health Sciences is accepting applications for the Dr. Frank H. Netter Award. This award recognizes innovative, creative, and intelligent approaches to visual communication for medical and life sciences.

Winners of the Dr. Frank H. Netter award advance knowledge through the use of visuals that promote in-depth comprehension of abstract and complex biomedical subjects. Some winning entries are collaborative efforts that integrate perspectives of people working in a variety of disciplines while other projects represent the work of a single person with a unique vision. The one thing all winning entries have in common is the ability to advance understanding of health sciences through the effective use of visuals.

Individuals, institutions or companies engaged in the development of visually oriented educational materials that have influenced health science education or practice are invited to apply for this prestigious award. The award is accompanied by a US$1,000 cash prize.

The application deadline is December 2, 2011.
Additional information and application materials are available on the Vesalius Trust website.
www.vesaliustrust.org