Citation: Sumpton, Laila (2015) Poetry for human rights. In: Contemporary Challenges in Securing Human Rights. Institute of Commonwealth Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London, pp. 81-87. ISBN 978-0-9931102-2-1
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Abstract
This is perhaps not the chapter you were expecting to find in this book, for how can an art have a practical application in the territory of human rights education, campaigning and programming? I would argue that any art can be applied with a human rights-based approach, but that the compact, urgent and linguistically layered nature of poetry suits human rights work well.
I will look at ‘Poetry for human rights’ from three perspectives: poetry for personal resilience; poetry for human rights education and campaigning; and poetry for voice and empowerment, which charts my own journey into this area of work.
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| Additional Information: | To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the MA in Understanding and Securing Human Rights offered at the School of Advanced Study, University of London, we are pleased to publish a commemorative edited volume on human rights themes authored by distinguished alumni and faculty. |
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| Creators: | Sumpton, Laila and |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.14296/SAS.ICwS.001.12 |
| Official URL: | http://events.sas.ac.uk/support-research/publicati... |
| Subjects: | Human Rights & Development Studies |
| Keywords: | human rights, refugee protection, women’s human rights, tax justice, business and human rights, poetry, rights in the digital age |
| Divisions: | Human Rights Consortium Institute of Commonwealth Studies |
| Collections: | Contemporary Challenges in Securing Human Rights |
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