Cultivating Empathy through Memoir

Dr. Amanda uses standpoint theory to advocate for reading memoirs from perspectives far different from your own as a means of learning more about the world we inhabit and an exercise in expanding our empathy. For fiction lovers, she also discusses why the fictional memoir and ghostwriter space is compelling. Books discussed include Gender Queer (Maia Kobabe), I am Evelyn Amony: Reclaiming My Life from the Lord's Resistance Army (Evelyn Amony, edited by Erin Baines), Soft as Bones (Chyana Marie Sage), Confessions of a Failed Southern Lady (Florence King), The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Taylor Jenkins Reid), Great Big Beautiful Life (Emily Henry), and The Ghostwriter (Julia Clark). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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