Katrín Lísa L. Mikaelsdóttir, verkefnisstjóri Miðstöðvar stafrænna hugvísinda og lista (MSHL), heldur næsta erindið í fyrirlestraröð MSHL sem er kölluð Síðdegispopp stafrænna hugvísinda og mun fara fram á þriðjudögum í vetur kl. 16:30. Fyrirlesturinn nefnist Drawing the Line (and Knowing Where not to): Why Good Data Presentation Matters og verður haldinn í stofu 229 í Aðalbyggingu, þriðjudaginn 25. nóvember kl. 16:30-17:30. Erindið verður flutt á ensku. Verið öll velkomin.
Lýsing
What is “good” information presentation and why does it matter? I argue that responsible data visualisation is not only a method or a technical skill, but a fundamentally humanistic act, one that requires the same interpretive judgement we apply to texts, images, and cultural artefacts. This talk foregrounds the role of humanistic reasoning in visualisation by presenting the shared core principles that govern clear, meaningful and responsible graphical representation. I will examine the interpretive work embedded in visual design, how choices of form, scale, visual hierarchy, colours, and narrative shape what becomes legible, memorable, or (in)visible. Building on this, I offer practical guidance for creating visualisations that clarify without oversimplifying, communicate without distorting, and make their interpretive decisions explicit. I contend that (digital) humanists are not just capable of doing visualisation well, they are urgently needed in conversations about how data is presented and understood, as they are equipped to do it well bringing critical literacy, contextual thinking, ethical awareness, and an understanding of how meaning is conveyed or distorted through representation to an increasingly data-driven world.
Í fyrirlestraröð MSHL munu sérfræðingar úr ýmsum greinum stafrænna hugvísinda og lista kynna rannsóknir sínar í stuttum og aðgengilegum fyrirlestrum. Boðið verður upp á ókeypis popp og nóg af hugmyndum til að deila!
Þau sem eiga ekki heimangengt geta fylgst með fyrirlestrunum í streymi á YouTube-rás MSHL. https://www.youtube.com/@MSHLIceland
Dagskrá fyrirlestraraðarinnar:
https://mshl.is/midstod-stafraenna-hugvisinda-og-lista/vidburdir/
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