The Therapeutic Value of Reading Graphic Medicine: Visual Narratives of Eating Disorders in Comics
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[1] Universitat d'Alacant
Universitat d'Alacant
Alicante, España
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- Localización: Improving Mental Health and Wellbeing Through Bibliotherapy / coord. por Antonio Cortijo Ocaña, Vicent Martines Peres, Veronica Orazi, 2024, ISBN 979-8-3693-8658-3, págs. 276-300
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
Traditionally, comics were undervalued and relegated to being childish and immature. This situation began to change in the 20th century, when they gradually gained more social prestige and had a place in new circles, among them medicine. This is partly because of the growth of graphic medicine, a form of bibliotherapy and an emerging area that challenges traditional methods and offers a more inclusive perspective on medicine. Consequently, comics are no longer considered as mere entertainment, but as mediums that allow a new approach to medicine and the construction of safe spaces to talk about what is never talked about. This chapter explores the ways in which comics can be used as an effective and empowering tool of therapeutic storytelling through the representation of eating disorders in comics from a cross-cultural perspective, thus contributing to the consolidation of Graphic Medicine.
