Care in Comics: LAUNCH & Graphic Novel Reading Room

Care in Comics LAUNCH

Join the Care in Comics team at the Showroom Cinema Cafe for a special event celebrating the launch of our brand-new care-themed research comics.

What to expect:

Start with a drink and short presentations from our researchers and artists about how the comics came to life.

Then enjoy a relaxed, Graphic Novel Reading Room atmosphere, where you can browse the comics, meet fellow care stakeholders and comic enthusiasts, and discover our curated collection of graphic novels.

Accessibility:

• Step-free access throughout
• Accessible toilets available
• Quiet space available
• Service animals welcome

More access info on Showroom's website.

The Comics

Care-experienced graduates: tracing the journeys of young people leaving university without family safety nets, and showing how sudden withdrawal of support, financial pressures, and the “graduate cliff edge” shape their futures.

Dementia and purposeful walking: examining how walking, often labelled as “wandering,” can be understood instead as a meaningful activity that supports independence and wellbeing, and how care staff can be better supported to work with capacity legislation.

Care and work: presenting the experiences of unpaid carers who balance employment with caring responsibilities, and highlighting the case for paid leave through research evidence, international comparisons, and testimony shared in Parliament.

Care in the queer home: exploring how LGBTQ+ people understand and experience “home,” and how housing, support, and social care services can either sustain or undermine identity, belonging, and security.