Graphic medicine and Parkinson’s disease with cartoonist Peter Dunlap-Shohl on April 22
On Wednesday, April 22, UND’s Department of English and the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences present cartoonist Peter Dunlap-Shohl, who will offer a virtual lecture on his work as a practicing artist and writer living with Parkinson’s Disease.
Dunlap-Shohl worked as a cartoonist for the Anchorage Daily News for more than twenty-five years. His journey with Parkinson’s was recently featured in the PBS documentary “Matter of Mind: My Parkinson’s“ and in his graphic memoir, “My Degeneration: A Journey Through Parkinson’s,” is available through the UND Chester Fritz Library website.
Dunlap-Shohl writes about living with Parkinson’s on his blogs, Frozen Grin and Off & On: The Alaska Parkinson’s Rag.
The event will be moderated by Justin Wigard, assistant professor in the UND Department of English.
