[Spring 2025] IDDV Talk 1: Do No Harm: Applying Racial Equity Awareness in Data Visualization (with Jonathan Schwabish, PhD)

​Location (in-person):
Center for Design, Ryder Hall, 11 Leon St #102, Boston, MA 02115

​Join us for a talk by Jonathan Schwabish, PhD, Economist, Writer, Teacher, Policy-relevant data visualizations

​​This will be our first talk of our Spring 2025 Information Design + Data Visualization (IDDV) 360 Lecture Talks Series.

​Everyone is welcome to attend!
Snacks and refreshments will be provided.

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About The Talk:
How can analysts, researchers, and developers apply a race- and ethnicity-conscious lens to their data analysis and data visualization work? How can we take a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive (DEI) perspective to our research, data, and visualizations? Just as we carefully consider our written words, we should be equally careful in how we visually present data to our readers, users, and audiences, including the words we use in and around those visuals. Taking a DEI perspective means considering how the specific lived experiences and perspectives of the people and communities we are studying, as well as our readers, will perceive information and carry that information forward. In this talk, we discuss a variety of techniques that data visualization producers should consider when creating visuals with this DEI approach.

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About The Speaker:
Dr. Jonathan Schwabish is an economist, writer, teacher, and creator of policy-relevant data visualizations. He is considered a leading voice for clarity and accessibility in how researchers communicate their findings. His book Better Presentations: A Guide for Scholars, Researchers, and Wonks helps people improve the way they prepare, design, and deliver data-rich content and his edited book, Elevated the Debate: A Multilayered Approach to Communicating Your Research, helps people develop a strategic plan to communicating their work across multiple platforms and channels. His latest book, Better Data Visualizations: A Guide for Scholars, Researchers, and Wonks details essential strategies to create more effective data visualizations. He is on Twitter @jschwabish. 

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​Meeting ID: 275 493 409 119
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