What is the role of literature, film and other works of imagination in developing empathy?

Many of the things that surround us (man work) are capable of developing some kind of empathy in the way that we picture and imagine things. According to the dictionary of "skills you need" empathy is described as : "its simplest, awareness of the feelings and emotions of other people. It is a key element…

Digital Games As Empathy Machines, by Dr. Tanya Pobuda

From What Is to What If: Unleashing the Power of Imagination to Create the Future We Want by Rob Hopkins

The Benefits of Teaching Film in the Classroom

This book makes a notable contribution to discussions of what anthropology is and should be in the twenty-first century through a reconsideration,

Re-Creating Anthropology

Why fiction is good for you? 5 Ways in which they boost your imagination

This volume critically discusses the role empathy plays in different processes of understanding. More precisely, it clarifies empathy’s role in

Empathy’s Role in Understanding Persons, Literature, and Art

Lost for words? How reading can teach children empathy, Teacher Network

Imagination isn't the icing on the cake of human cognition

Why Imagination is Important

Text to Text: On Empathy and 'Moral Imagination' - The New York Times

Science fiction, fantasy books 'enhance empathy,' develop 'greater ability to change' among readers – The Oracle

Can reading literature help develop empathy? The opinion of cognitive scientists.

The Therapeutic Imagination: Using literature to deepen psychodynamic