1.0Harvard Gazettehttps://dev.news.harvard.edu/gazetteharvardgazettehttps://dev.news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/author/harvardgazette/Dance, music, literature celebrate human rights — Harvard Gazetterich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ausCTwBBUx"><a href="https://dev.news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2009/03/dance-music-literature-celebrate-human-rights/">Dance, music, literature celebrate human rights</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://dev.news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2009/03/dance-music-literature-celebrate-human-rights/embed/#?secret=ausCTwBBUx" width="600" height="338" title="“Dance, music, literature celebrate human rights” — Harvard Gazette" data-secret="ausCTwBBUx" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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Human rights are all about history, politics, and the law — right? Not entirely. The arts have a role to play. Literature, music, dance, and other forms of creative expression often convey oblique stories of injustice and trauma. They also inspire humans to embrace the human rights implicit in every act of creation.