World Fandom May 30th 2025
Health, Illness, and Medical Field Representation in Anime/Manga
Dual Presentation CULTURE
Many anime show characters that get sick or die but how realistic are these portrayals. I have a panel presentation that goes over some common health/wellness, illness/death, and medical professional tropes and how they are portrayed and how that compares to the reality. I also discuss how representations of illness and hospitals can affect people’s feelings and medical decisions. There will be an audience Q and A after.
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Eri
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Hi! I’m Professor Erin Messick. I teach biology at a community college in downtown Dallas and I teach at a STEM camp. I’m in charge of foodie events with Dallas Anime Meetup (go DAM fam!) and I’m a member of BL Garden of DFW, Japan America Society, Ladies Who Geek, and the Dallas Pin Up Doll’s. My background is in Cancer Immunology, biomedical research, and healthcare.