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Joint International Microcredentials Program on The Arts, Human Rights & Social Justice

A joint program from the Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC) and the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Seville.
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Joint International Microcredentials Program on The Arts, Human Rights & Social Justice

IMPORTANT

  • Participants need to pre-register. Once they are selected, they will have 12 days to pay 210€ for the registration in early May.
  • Please note that the registration form is only available in Spanish, but you can fill it out in English.
  • Although this is a hybrid program, only one session is online and the rest are in person.

If you have any questions about the program, please contact Professor Ramon Blanco-Barrera.

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OBJECTIVES

The goal of this course is to explore issues around the arts as a manifestation of human rights and as an instrument for the promotion of human rights and social justice. Students will be exposed to tools and frameworks to identify ways in which human rights and social justice initiatives can be enhanced through the arts. They will exchange views about artistic manifestations that capture people’s attention and others that fail to communicate basic messages.

DESCRIPTION

The interdisciplinary domain of human rights relates to the realm of the arts in numerous ways, both conceptually and in terms of practice. The arts can provide humans with the invaluable opportunity of collective catharsis and healing; artistic creations are themselves exemplary manifestations of freedom of expression, often targeted by repressive regimes. In an era where many regions are undergoing profound transformation and leaders are challenging the most basic tenants of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, this program seeks to explore the nexus between the arts and human rights to examine, reflect, (re)posit and debate, leading to alternative visions and propositions. The course features leading scholars, practitioners and artists and the curriculum blends traditional and artistic pedagogical methods.

ACADEMIC COMMITTEE

  • Penelope Simons | Director, Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC) — University of Ottawa
  • María del Mar García Jiménez | Assistant Professor — University of Seville
  • Ramón Blanco Barrera | Professor — University of Seville
  • Viviana Fernández | Associate Director, Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC) — University of Ottawa

PROFESSORS

  • Penelope Simons | Director, Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC) — University of Ottawa
  • Van Armenian | University of Ottawa (Music); HRREC Student Member
  • Omid Milani | University of Ottawa (Law); HRREC Fellow
  • Ramon Blanco-Barrera | University of Seville (Drawing); HRREC Fellow
  • Oonagh Fitzgerald | Concordia University (Transdisciplinary International law-arts research-creation - TILARC); HRREC Senior Fellow
  • Maria del Mar Garcia-Jimenez | University of Seville (Drawing)
  • John Packer | HRREC — University of Ottawa (Law); HRREC Academic Member
  • Montserrat Torras Salvador | Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya (ESMUC) and Conservatori Superior de Música del Liceu (Music)
  • Jaime Puig Guisado | University of Seville (Didactics of Language and Literature and Integrated Philologies)
  • Jane Bailey | University of Ottawa (Law); HRREC Academic Member
  • Suzanne Bouclin | University of Ottawa (Law)
  • Emilie Souyri | Université Côte d'Azur (English)
  • Natalia Herrera Pombero | University of Seville (Drawing)