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The Black Portraits -Making Geographical Connections through Political Communication

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Political commication, in this case about basic human rights and freedom of expression, can usefully be made through creative arts, in this case symbolically enhanced portraits painting. The article sets out how a human right education collaborative partnership has been forged to engage with the the geographical education community with a number of strands and means, and sets this within a disciplinary context.
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