The Art of Human Rights: Commingling Art, Human Rights and the Law in Africa (Arts, Research, Innovation and Society)

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