“EMPATHY HAS BIOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS, BUT CULTURE DETERMINES WHO WILL BE THE SUBJECT OF THAT IDENTIFICATION”

Can literature promote identification with the suffering of others and an empathetic connection between readers and fictional characters? Can this sentiment of sympathy translate into social solidarity and have political consequences? In this interview, professor and historian Lynn Hunt discusses t...

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Huvudupphovsmän: Lynn Hunt, Cilza Bignotto, Carlos cortez Minchillo
Materialtyp: Artikel
Språk:English
Publicerad: Associação Brasileira de Literatura Comparada 2024-06-01
Serie:Revista Brasileira de Literatura Comparada
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Länkar:http://rblc.com.br/index.php/rblc/article/view/617