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dance human rights and social justice dignity in motion
dance human rights and social justice dignity in motion presents a wide ranging compilation of essays spanning more than 15 countries . organized in four parts the articles examine the regulation and exploitation of dancers and dance activity by government and authoritative groups including abusive treatment of dancers within the dance profession ; choreography involving human rights as a central theme ; the engagement of dance as a means of healing victims of human rights abuses ; and national and local social political movements in which dance plays a powerful role in helping people fight oppression . these groundbreaking papers both detailed scholarship and riveting personal accounts encompass a broad spectrum of issues from slavery and the holocaust to the bosnian and rwandan genocides to the israeli palestinian conflict ; from first amendment cases and the aids epidemic to discrimination resulting from age gender race and disability . a range of academics choreographers dancers and dance movement therapists draw connections between refugee camp courtroom theater rehearsal studio and university classroom .