Human rights education : a study of the participant's exposure to visual arts as a method
Human rights education : a study of the participant's exposure to visual arts as a method
Date
2021
Authors
Silva, Maria Rufino : Carvalho da
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Abstract
Over the last few decades, human rights education (HRE) has been increasingly
deemed as a necessary condition for ensuring the enforceability of human rights. This
work seeks to understand whether the absence of a particular teaching/learning
method should be maintained in the specialized HRE materials, or if this method
should be there included. The method in question is the participant's exposure to
visual arts. The hypothesis adopted by this thesis is that the specialized HRE
materials, given the lack of formal or material restrictions, should consider such
method in its contents. Based on bibliographic, documentary and empirical research,
the initial hypothesis was confirmed. It was also noticed that the application of this
method would activate the recognized dimensions of human rights education. This
last conclusion could be reached through the analysis of several artistic works
elaborated by visual artists, from different regions of the globe, that are still alive and
in activity. Considering this entire panorama, new reflections and questions emerge.
Key Words
Human Rights. Human Rights Education. HRE. Human rights education methods.
Visual Arts.
Description
Second semester University: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Keywords
human rights education,
art