We are pleased to announce the release of a new output of our project exploring the potential of co-designed comics to enhance the impact of dementia care research, I Know How This Ends: Stories of Dementia Care (2020) Continue reading I Know How This Ends: Stories of Dementia Care Out Now
The Douglas College Dementia Care Comics Project is an extension of a partnership with City, University of London and Chester University that produced Parables of Care, a collection of four-panel strips in Yonkoma manga style that told the stories of UK caregivers’ ingenuity in solving dementia crises. The strips, drawn by comics artist and scholar Simon Grennan, were adapted from entries in City’s Share ‘n’ Care app for dementia caregivers. Parables of Care was edited and adapted by Dr Simon Grennan (University of Chester) Dr Ernesto Priego (City, University of London) and Dr Peter Wilkins (Douglas College). Parables of Care … Continue reading Dementia Care Comics Presentation at the 2019 CSSC/SCEBD Conference, Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, University of British Columbia
Parables of Care co-creator and illustrator Dr Simon Grennan talked recently to The Elder Magazine on challenging our expectations of what comics are, and the form’s power to present complex information in an accessible way and inspire an emotional response. Continue reading “Capturing Dementia Care Stories Through an Unexpected Medium”: An Interview with Dr Simon Grennan on Parables of Care
Dr Ernesto Priego will present at the HCID Open Day 2018 on Friday 4th May at City, University of London as part of the knowledge exchange and impact activities around the Parables of Care project. Continue reading Presentation at HCID Open Day 2018: On Comics and Collaborative Art Practice as a Human-Computer Interaction Methodology
A public lecture, exploring how comics and taking an artistic approach can bring benefits to dementia care, will be held at the University of Chester. Continue reading Public Lecture on How Comics can Bring Benefits to Dementia Care at the University of Chester
Dr Peter Wilkins and Marie-Pier Caron of Douglas College will present on the Parables of Care project at the Western Canada Health Science Educators conference in Parksville, British Columbia, May 17-18 2018. Continue reading Parables of Care at the Western Canada Health Science Educators Conference 2018
A new update by Dr Peter Wilkins on the Canadian component of the project, including two sketches form one of the interviews the project conducted. Continue reading Meaningful Patterns Beginning to Emerge: Douglas College Parables of Care Update
