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The Art of Human Rights - Commingling Art, Human Rights and the Law in Africa
von: Romola Adeola, Michael Gyan Nyarko, Adebayo Okeowo, Frans Viljoen
Springer-Verlag, 2020
ISBN: 9783030301026 , 156 Seiten
Format: PDF, Online Lesen
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Foreword
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Contents
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Chapter 1: Arts, Human Rights and the Law in Africa: An Introduction
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1 Introduction
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References
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Chapter 2: Critical Pedagogy of International Legal Education in Africa: An Exploration of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti’s Music
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1 Introduction
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2 Fela and Law
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3 International Law Issues in Fela’s Music
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3.1 A “TWAILing” Fela
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3.2 Musical Objection to the International System
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4 Bringing Fela to the Classroom: Some Specific Pedagogical Considerations
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5 Conclusion
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References
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Chapter 3: Photographic Silhouettes and Human Rights in Africa: Confronting and Deterring Female Genital Mutilation in Aida Silvestri’s Unsterile Clinic
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1 Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
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2 Aida Silvestri’s Unsterile Clinic
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3 Health and Human Rights
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4 The Role of Art in Eradicating the Practice of FGM
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5 Conclusion
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References
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Chapter 4: Literature and Human Rights in Africa: Making a Case for a Trauma-Sensitive Approach in Proving Persecution in Asylum Processes through Adichie’s The American Embassy
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1 Introduction
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2 The Right to Seek and Enjoy Asylum
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3 Burden of Proof in Asylum Processes
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4 Trauma as a Psycho-Social Problem
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5 The Imperative for a Trauma-Sensitive Approach
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6 Conclusion
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References
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Chapter 5: Photojournalism and Human Rights in Africa: Stories from the Field
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1 Introduction
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2 Ebola
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3 Conclusion
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References
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Chapter 6: Soap Operas and Human Rights in Africa: African Feminist and Human Rights Perspective on the Representation of Black Women in the Media
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1 Introduction
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2 Understanding African Feminist Theory
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3 Bechdel Test
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4 Content Analysis and Bechdel Test
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4.1 Skeem Saam
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4.2 Muvhango
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4.3 Isidingo
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5 African Feminist Analysis
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5.1 Agency
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5.2 Female Networks
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5.3 Intersectionality: Gender and Race
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5.4 Human Rights Analysis
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6 Conclusion
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References
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Chapter 7: Commemoration and Human Rights in Africa: Revisiting the Politics of Memory Through Visual Arts in Kenya
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1 Introduction
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2 The Complex Puzzle of Memory: Can Visual Art Escape It?
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3 State Terror and Amnesia: Can Visual Art Provide a Counter-Narrative?
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3.1 Massacres
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3.1.1 Wagalla Massacre
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3.1.2 Malka Mari Massacre
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3.2 Sexual Violence
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4 Select Initiatives Zeroing on Visual Arts, Memory and Human Rights
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5 Conclusion
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References
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Chapter 8: Sculpting and Human Rights: An Exploration of Fasasi Abeedeen Tunde’s Works in Italy
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1 Introduction
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2 Fasasi Departs Nigeria
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3 Fasasi Arrives in Libya and Is Detained
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4 Fasasi Travels Across the Mediterranean Sea
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5 Fasasi Arrives in Italy and Is Sent to Borgo Mezzanone
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6 Fasasi Goes to Rome and Makes Art About His Voyage
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7 Fasasi Moves to Casa Scalabrini and Makes Art About the Homeless in Rome
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8 Why Are So Many People Leaving Africa to Come to Europe?
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9 Fasasi’s Life Size Sculpture of Msgr. Scalabrini
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10 Fasasi’s Artist Vision and How Sculpture Can Evoke Empathetic Response in the Viewer
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11 Conclusion
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References
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Chapter 9: Theatre and Human Rights in Africa: Historical and Literary Representations in South Africa
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1 Introduction
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2 History and Memory: Apartheid/Post-apartheid Theatre in South Africa
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3 Politics of Rape and Justice in Mike Van Graan’s Green Man Flashing
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4 Conclusion
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References
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Chapter 10: Music and Human Rights in Africa: The Role of Music in the Promotion of Human Rights in Uganda
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1 Introduction
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2 Music and Human Rights in Uganda
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3 Music, Human Rights and Artistic Expression in Uganda
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4 Conclusion
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References
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Laws
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