TY  - GEN
N2  - This book highlights the use of art in human rights, specifically within Africa. It advances an innovative pattern of thinking that explores the intersection between art and human rights law. In recent years, art has become an important tool for engagement on several human rights issues. In view of its potency, and yet potential to be a danger when misused, this book seeks to articulate the use of arts in the human rights discourse in its different forms. Chapters cover how music, photography, literature, photojournalism, soap opera, commemorations, sculpting and theatre can be used as an expression of human rights. This book demonstrates how arts have become a formidable expression of thoughts and a means of articulating reality in a form that simplifies truth and congregates resolve to advance change.
AB  - This book highlights the use of art in human rights, specifically within Africa. It advances an innovative pattern of thinking that explores the intersection between art and human rights law. In recent years, art has become an important tool for engagement on several human rights issues. In view of its potency, and yet potential to be a danger when misused, this book seeks to articulate the use of arts in the human rights discourse in its different forms. Chapters cover how music, photography, literature, photojournalism, soap opera, commemorations, sculpting and theatre can be used as an expression of human rights. This book demonstrates how arts have become a formidable expression of thoughts and a means of articulating reality in a form that simplifies truth and congregates resolve to advance change.
T1  - The art of human rights :commingling art, human rights and the law in Africa /
DA  - 2020.
CY  - [S.l.] :
AU  - Adeola, Romola,
CN  - JC599.A35
PB  - SPRINGER NATURE,
PP  - [S.l.] :
PY  - 2020.
ID  - 929624
KW  - Human rights
KW  - Human rights in art.
SN  - 9783030301026
SN  - 3030301028
TI  - The art of human rights :commingling art, human rights and the law in Africa /
LK  - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-030-30102-6
UR  - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-030-30102-6
ER  -