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Seminar: Simplification, visualization and social rights

Tampere University
LocationPaidia, Nokia Arena, Tampere
Date17.1.2024 22.00–18.1.2024 0.00
Registration deadline: 16.1.2024,21.59
LanguageEnglish, Finnish
Entrance feeFree of charge
The words "Simplification, visualization and social rights" on a blue background.
The seminar discusses both simplification research and practice. How can different simplification techniques, especially visualization, be used to improve the accessibility of social welfare communication?  This is the joint final seminar of the Word to Image and Graphic Justice research projects conducted by the Sarjis research group. You can also attend the seminar online. The Zoom link will be emailed to all registered participants on Wed Jan 17th.

The seminar is free of charge and open to everyone. The seminar presentations are interpreted into English/Finnish via Zoom. Participants who wish to listen to the interpretation need to bring their own device for joining the Zoom meeting (phone or laptop) and their own headphones. 

 

Seminar Programme 

10.00–10.15 Johdanto | Introduction   

10.15–11.15 Rob Waller: Layered simplification: Closing the gap between all you need to say, and what the reader needs to know right now I Kerrostettu selkeys: Sisällön kerrostaminen huomioi sekä viestijän että lukijat tarpeet   

11.15–12.15 Camilla Andersen & Peter Alexander Corner: Current developments in visuals and law | Oikeuksien visualisoinnin uudet tuulet   

12.15–13.15 Lounastauko | Lunch break  

13.15–13.45 Petra Karinen, Tussitaikurit Oy: Piirrosvideo tekee monimutkaisesta ymmärrettävää | Simplifying content with animated videos  

13.45–14.15 Ulla Tiililä, Kotimaisten kielten keskus: Muutoksia lakipykäliin vai tekstin tuottamisen tapoihin? Kyselytutkimus ymmärrettävän virkakielen edellytyksistä | Changing the law or changing the way we produce texts? A survey on the prerequisites of clear administrative language  

14.15–14.45 Kahvitauko | Coffee break  

14.45–16.00 Sarjis-tutkimusryhmä: Havaintoja ja arvioita sarjakuvan käytöstä sosiaalihuollon asiakirjoissa | Evaluating the use of comics in social welfare documents   

 16.00–16.30 Keskustelua | Discussion  

Organiser

Sarjis research group, https://research.tuni.fi/sarjis/

Further information

Anne Ketola (firstname.lastname@tuni.fi)