In the inaugural episode of the City Interaction Lab podcast Stuart Scott and Ernesto Priego talk about Parables of Care with Dr Simon Grennan (University of Chester) and Peter Wilkins (Douglas College, Vancouver Canada).
The Parables of Care project has been present at ‘Performing and Picturing Patienthood: Exploring Graphic Illness Narratives’, a symposium at the London College of Communication, 4-5 April 2019.
Simon Grennan and Ernesto Priego will make a presentation on Parables of Care at the Creating Comics, Creative Comics 2-day academic symposium at the University of South Wales, Cardiff, Friday June 1st & Saturday June 2nd 2018.
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.
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.
HCID Research Seminar: Making “Parables of Care” – Presenting creative responses to dementia care in comic book form. Friday 17 November 2017, 1:00-1:50 PM, A214.
Dr Simon Grennan, is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in Art and Design at the Department of Art and Design, University of Chester. We asked Simon some questions about working on Parables of Care.
