Page 68 - 南京医科大学社科版

南京医科大学学报（社会科学版）京医科大学学报（社会科学版） 第4期 总第135期
南
· 398 ·
Journal of Nanjing Medical University（Social Sciences）of Nanjing Medical University（Social Sciences） 2026年8月
Journal
Comics，2012，3（1）：55-67 的共融与反思［J］. 南京医科大学学报（社会科学版），
［42］Cohn N. The patterns of comics：visual languages of com⁃ 2025，25（4）：372-377
ics from Asia，Europe，and North America［M］. London： ［44］郭莉萍，王一方. 叙事医学在我国的在地化发展［J］. 中
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc，2024：2-18 国医学伦理学，2019，32（2）：147-152
［43］胡成洋，计红丽，刘维静. 叙事医学视角下文学与医学 （本文编辑：姜 鑫）

Contemporary research on graphic medicine: core themes，theoretical

frameworks，and future perspectives

1
Zhuge Xiaochu ，Wu Bola 2
1. School of International Studies，Wenzhou Business College，Wenzhou 325035；2. School of Pharmaceutical Sciences，Wenzhou
Medical University，Wenzhou 325035，China
Abstract：As an interdisciplinary field integrating narrative medicine and visual culture，graphic medicine
offers a distinctive paradigm for expanding the practice of medical humanities. Based on a systematic review of
research published between 2010 and 2025， this article identifies four major areas of scholarship: the
affordances of comics as the medium， applications in medical humanities education， its role in health
communication，and its function in ethical critique and institutional reflection. Diverse theoretical perspectives，
including visual semiotics，social semiotics，conceptual metaphor theory，and interdisciplinary insights from
fields including philosophy，anthropology and sociology inform the field. However，existing research also faces
several limitations，including an overly narrow research subject and cultural focus，insufficient empirical and
quantitative studies， and limited integration among academic research， graphic production， and medical
practice. Future research should work toward culturally sensitive multimodal analytical frameworks，expand its
scope to include topics such as marginalized populations，health justice，and cross ⁃ cultural differences in
narratives，and promote methodological integration and a shift toward empirical research. These efforts thereby
provide a reference for the advancement of medical humanities practice in China.
Key words：graphic medicine；research themes；theoretical perspectives；medical humanistic care