Comic-making as wellbeing: Supporting international students during professional experience
Author Identifier (ORCID)
Fiona Boylan: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2531-3559
Karen Nociti: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6846-611X
Abstract
Comic-making is a powerful storytelling medium combining visual art with narrative, enabling creators to convey complex ideas, emotions and experiences. Wellbeing is supported as comic-making offers space for self-reflection, expression and creativity. This chapter discusses the process of comic-making with six first-year postgraduate international pre-service teachers (PsTs), utilising their funds of knowledge (FoK) to rethink how international PsTs are supported during professional experience (PEx). Engaging in comic-making allowed international PsTs to delve into personal narratives, tackle challenges and process emotions visually and systematically, promoting their self-care. Comic-making also enhanced our wellbeing as academics by reducing and illuminating the emotional labour associated with supporting international PsTs.
Document Type
Book Chapter
Date of Publication
1-1-2025
Publication Title
Creating Wellbeing the Role of Making Practices in Academic Contexts
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
School
School of Education
RAS ID
84401
Copyright
subscription content
First Page
38
Last Page
50
Comments
Boylan, F., & Nociti, K. (2025). Comic-making as wellbeing: Supporting international students during professional experience. In Creating Wellbeing the Role of Making Practices in Academic Contexts (pp. 38–50). Taylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003664123-5