Promoting Linguistic Justice with Social Welfare Comics (ProLingJust)

Description of the granted funding

What if a social welfare document was a comic – would the content be easier to understand? In the Graphic Justice project, we made Finnish comics about service descriptions (meal service and safety phone service) for older people. Now we make new versions of these comics e.g. in Sami, Romani and Russian. The existing comics may not suit all language groups because cultural factors may influence the acceptability of the images or the environments may feel alien to the readers. Therefore, it is necessary to gain information on cultural details in order to change the comics. Our project aims to develop clear communication for the aging population. Our methods include interviews, workshops and co-development in collaboration with two NGOs and of the welfare services counties in Finland. More information: research.tuni.fi/sarjis.
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Starting year

2025

End year

2026

Granted funding

Eliisa Pitkäsalo Orcid -palvelun logo
300 000 €

Funder

Research Council of Finland

Funding instrument

Targeted Academy projects

Decision maker

Suomen akatemian muu päättäjä
28.11.2024

Other information

Funding decision number

365607

Fields of science

Languages

Research fields

Kieli, yhteiskunta ja kulttuuri

Identified topics

languages, language policy