Legal information access through comic books and booklets

Authors

  • Andréia Gonçalves Silva Fundação Escola de Sociologia e Política de São Paulo (FESPSP)
  • Leonardo Gonçalves Silva Universidade de São Paulo (USP)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/1981-8920.2012v17n1p166

Keywords:

Legal language, Comic books, Booklets, Information access, Legal information

Abstract

Introduction: From laws to sentences, legal texts are to written in a language that is distance of major part of population. However, some initiatives that seek to approximate the citizen of the legislation can be found at public and private institutions. Marketing years, brochures, comic books and websites aims to approximate the citizen of their rights and duties which are guaranteed by laws. 
Objective: to analyze the potential of the comic books to booklets as facilitators of legal information access. 
Methodology: Literature Review and image analysis of a comic books “A Turma da Mônica em: o Estatuto da Criança e do Adolescente” and two booklets to promoved by public institute “Procon-Mirim: formando consumidores conscientes” and “Os direitos humanos”. 
Results: Due to language capabilities as well as comic books and booklets history, magazines can be used to become the legal language more accessible. 
Conclusions: This paper highlight the value of studies that shows the importance of becomes legal language easier to understand.

Author Biographies

Andréia Gonçalves Silva, Fundação Escola de Sociologia e Política de São Paulo (FESPSP)

Doutoranda em Ciência da Informação (ECA/USP).

Docente de graduação e extensão na FaBCI/FESPSP.

Leonardo Gonçalves Silva, Universidade de São Paulo (USP)

Graduando em Biblioteconomia pela Universidade de São Paulo (USP)

Ex-aluno do curso de Letras (interrompido no 5º semestre) da Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)

Published

2012-03-28

How to Cite

Silva, A. G., & Silva, L. G. (2012). Legal information access through comic books and booklets. Informação & Informação, 17(1), 166–183. https://doi.org/10.5433/1981-8920.2012v17n1p166

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