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Lisa Diedrich
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Coming in early 2026: KEYWORDS/KEYIMAGES IN GRAPHIC MEDICINE
Current projects: #IllnessPolitics, chronic forms, & multi-modal pedagogies in action. Author of ILLNESS POLITICS & HASHTAG ACTIVISM, TREATMENTS, & INDIRECT ACTION.
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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · Oct 4
Look at this gorgeous cover for Keywords/Keyimages in Graphic Medicine!! Thanks to Ian Williams for giving us permission to use his image on the cover, which captures brilliantly the concept & structure of the book. Briana Martino (@briwok.bsky.social) & I are grateful & thrilled!
#GraphicMedicine
Book cover for Keywords/Keyimages in Graphic Medicine edited by Lisa Diedrich and Briana Martino. The image on the cover is from Ian Williams, & is a version of an image from his book The Bad Doctor, a graphic narrative based on his own experience with OCD. A boy is in bed with his hands folded in prayer & his thoughts take the form of a sefirot surrounding his head.

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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 9h
These findings just out as RFK Jr’s anti-vax conspiracies become policy in the US. “These findings support proactive vaccination policies over reliance on infection-acquired immunity and inform rapid response strategies for future pandemic threats.” #IllnessPolitics
carlzimmer.com Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 1d
A study on 1.7 million people in Hong Kong shows superior hybrid immunity to Covid in people who got vaccinated before infection vs. people who got infected first. "Our findings are a direct rebuttal to arguments for natural immunity," the authors write. doi.org/10.1016/j.va...
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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 16h
The antidote to ICE & snow. Neighbors who look out for you.
zaynabmmohamed.bsky.social Zaynab Mohamed @zaynabmmohamed.bsky.social · 18h
I love my neighbors💜

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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 16h
Clearly blue suit/white shirt/open collar look to match drab set is required for the DealBook Summit. See also (more kinetic) tech co CEO video.
Screen grab of post by Jacob Redman: California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Thursday that the Democratic Party needed to be "more culturally normal" & "less judgmental." Video of Newsom in blue suit, white shirt, open collar gesturing as he speaks.

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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 16h
Prepping!

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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 16h
You definitely do! 😂

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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 17h
So glad they came through for you on your birthday! 🥳

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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 17h
When even conservatives begin to grasp the consequences of the destruction of higher ed: “We should be engaging in substantive intellectual battles, not generating outrage over an earned poor grade. We are not the party of participation trophies. Do the work & earn the grade, or fail on the merits.”
chanda.blacksky.app Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 17h
This is in fact the material point:
“The essay not only fails to meet basic college requirements — such as citing its primary source, the Bible — but fundamentally missed the assignment’s objective,” Tranquill said.
‘The professor was right’: Oklahoma Republican college leader criticizes essay controversy
The chairman of the Oklahoma Federation of College Republicans is weighing in on controversy surrounding a failed essay submitted by a University of Oklahoma student.
www.kswo.com

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 17h
This is in fact the material point:
“The essay not only fails to meet basic college requirements — such as citing its primary source, the Bible — but fundamentally missed the assignment’s objective,” Tranquill said.
‘The professor was right’: Oklahoma Republican college leader criticizes essay controversy
The chairman of the Oklahoma Federation of College Republicans is weighing in on controversy surrounding a failed essay submitted by a University of Oklahoma student.
www.kswo.com

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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 18h
What fresh hell is the NYT DealBook Summit???

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Zaynab Mohamed @zaynabmmohamed.bsky.social · 18h
I love my neighbors💜

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Sarah Jane Cervenak @sjcerv.bsky.social · 19h
"What are the words and the forms with which to do and say and make what we need to live in, now?"-

Dr. Christina Sharpe
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 22h
In case you missed it.
The Afterlife of Alice Wong
The disability justice activist’s life proved that anger can be an act of care.
time.com

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Steve Brusatte @stevebrusatte.bsky.social · 23h
Heartbreaking. The University of Nebraska will terminate its entire Earth science department.

One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.

When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
celestelabedz.bsky.social Celeste Labedz @celestelabedz.bsky.social · 1d
It's over.

Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.

www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
BREAKING: ‘This hurts’: UNL eliminates 4 programs despite faculty, student pleas
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln eliminates the Earth and atmospheric sciences 8-0, educational administration 7-1, statistics 7-1, textiles, merchandising and fashion design 7-1 programs.
www.dailynebraskan.com

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 1d
A study on 1.7 million people in Hong Kong shows superior hybrid immunity to Covid in people who got vaccinated before infection vs. people who got infected first. "Our findings are a direct rebuttal to arguments for natural immunity," the authors write. doi.org/10.1016/j.va...
Redirecting
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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 1d
"Your body my choice" as political platform.
kattenbarge.bsky.social Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 1d
The White House’s insistence on using Sabrina Carpenter’s work and image to promote their crimes against humanity is also them appealing to their base, which already uses technology to try and humiliate and puppeteer the likenesses of women who have autonomy, success, and visibility in public

Reposted by Peter Jacobsen, Lisa Diedrich

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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 1d
The White House’s insistence on using Sabrina Carpenter’s work and image to promote their crimes against humanity is also them appealing to their base, which already uses technology to try and humiliate and puppeteer the likenesses of women who have autonomy, success, and visibility in public

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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 1d
I have never been a Hochul fan, but she does seem to grasp that Dems need to present clear opposition to the Trump admin's necropolitics. Also, she's up for reelection next year & is reading the tea leaves.

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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 1d
Fast response from Hochul: "Today's national advisory votes were unnecessary changes & may have tragic consequences in some areas of the nation if doctors choose to stop giving newborns the standard hepatitis B preventive birth dose...Thanks to Gov Hochul, NY will continue to do the right thing."

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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 1d
NY State Health Commissioner Dr. James McDonald: "Newborn hepatitis B vaccination is a cornerstone of preventive care for infants, & our recommendations in NY State have not changed...The birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine is safe, effective & essential."
www.health.ny.gov/press/releas...
Department Reaffirms Longstanding Practices
www.health.ny.gov

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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 1d
Corruption game recognizes corruption game.
ericmgarcia.bsky.social Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 1d
People say FIFA disgraced itself by having that little Trump ceremony. Habibi, it’s FIFA. People died building the Qatari stadium for the last World Cup and it held the World Cup in Russia before that.

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 1d
People say FIFA disgraced itself by having that little Trump ceremony. Habibi, it’s FIFA. People died building the Qatari stadium for the last World Cup and it held the World Cup in Russia before that.

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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 1d
Ugh.

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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 1d
This is an important point & seems to be yet another techno-extension of the administrative logic of the neoliberal university whereby admin is in an oppositional relationship to both professors & students. The scene of teaching remains the potential wrench in the works of the neoliberal university.
sonjadrimmer.bsky.social Sonja Drimmer @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social · 2d
Framing GenAI as a battle between teachers and students is a red herring. Students and educators are on the same side. The real opposition are the data extraction firms and brokerages and their allies among the managerial class.

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NPR @npr.org · 1d
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered. n.pr/48HypvT
HHS changed the name of transgender health leader on her official portrait
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered.
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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 1d
Alt text ftw

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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 1d
Front + back of Keywords/Keyimages in Graphic Medicine!!
Closer...
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#GraphicMedicine
Front and back cover of Keywords/Keyimages in Graphic Medicine with Ian Williams's image of OCD on the front cover and text on the back: “This is not your typical keywords book. Diedrich and Martino have curated an exceptional and timely volume that engages readers in the possibilities and understandings of graphic medicine.” —Juliet McMullin, author of The Healthy Ancestor: Embodied Inequalities and the Revitalization of Native Hawaiian Health This book invites students, scholars, and practitioners to explore the field of graphic medicine through a new concept. Coined by the editors to reflect the unique combination of words and images in comics, “keywords/keyimages” offers a fresh way to understand how graphic narratives communicate experiences of health and illness. Rather than defining the field, this book demonstrates its range and complexity, offering a visual and verbal resource that reveals the methods, concepts, and politics shaping graphic medicine today. Designed as a resource for classroom teaching and independent study, Keywords/Keyimages in Graphic Medicine provides practical tools for analyzing, teaching, and creating graphic medicine texts. The collection brings together thirty-seven contributions from comics artists, scholars, healthcare professionals, and patients, each focused on a single keyword/keyimage. Organized into five thematic sections—practice, pedagogy, process, personal/autobiographical, and politics—the book guides readers through the formal elements of comics, teach- ing strategies, creative processes, personal storytelling, and the broader health politics at work in the field.

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regular meghan 🎄 나영지 🇵🇸 @ruemcclammyhand.bsky.social · 1d
extremely normal peace trophy
the FIFA peace prize that was awarded to trump which shows a bunch of decaying disembodied hands grasping futilely at earth from below, as if in hell

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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 2d
Ouch! Wishing you a speedy recovery & a slower-paced holiday season. 💛

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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 2d
“'The FIBD has demonstrated its inability to listen to the comic book world, which for many months has overwhelmingly been rejecting the reappointment of [9e Art +] & of its director, Franck Bondoux,' the Union of Alternative Publishers said in a statement on 10 November."
#MeTooBD
propcazhpm.bsky.social Citizen.Coping @propcazhpm.bsky.social · 2d
The 3rd largest comics festival is cancelled for 2026.

2,000 authors, publishers, and unions are boycotting to protest sexism, toxic management, and misuse of public money by the company that runs it.

2023: exhibit sparked #MeTooBD

2024: employee was drugged and SA'd at festival, they fired her!

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Lisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 2d
Yes! This is such a good point.