Hi Stefany, always a pleasure reading your piece. I couldn't agree more with this "This is also why reading great literature can make us more empathetic: We step into thee character’s fears, hopes, and decisions as if they were our own. We feel with them."
Your piece also reminded me of a book I read a while ago "What Strange Paradise" by Omar El Akkad - its a refugee story and it resonates with anyone being a part of diaspora so much!
Hi Pranita! How are you? And yes, exactly! Reading literature is powerful in exactly the same ways. I'll check out your book recommendation! What did you liked the most about it?
The book is a fictional account of a refugee family fleeing from Syria and coming to a Greek island. The author wrote it in the aftermath of war. It represents like an agency for those who belong to diaspora. You should definitely read it when you get the chance!
Let me walk a mile in my enemy's shoes, and
I will end up a mile away from her, and
I'll have her shoes.
I've been thinking a lot about empathy lately and I truly appreciated your article! Thank you!
Thank you for reading! So glad you liked it! 🙂
Cool that you wrote about A Mile in My Shoes exhibition! I visited it as a part of my "research tour" about learning in museums - https://medium.com/@galayketti/travel-tales-part-2-8fbf6d0a370d
Dear Maria, thank you so much for sharing your research! It sparked a lot of inspiration! I'm so curious to learn more about you and your work :)
Stefy Bolaños is curious about me, juhu 🤩 I think you have one of the best (or the best?) blogs about learning that I know :)
Qué interesante tema y qué bello que te hayas visto con Maca de Parsi. Un abrazo!
Muchas gracias Carlos! Y sii, fue una reunión muy especial... 🙂 Un abrazo a México!
Hi Stefany, always a pleasure reading your piece. I couldn't agree more with this "This is also why reading great literature can make us more empathetic: We step into thee character’s fears, hopes, and decisions as if they were our own. We feel with them."
Your piece also reminded me of a book I read a while ago "What Strange Paradise" by Omar El Akkad - its a refugee story and it resonates with anyone being a part of diaspora so much!
Keep writing :)
Hi Pranita! How are you? And yes, exactly! Reading literature is powerful in exactly the same ways. I'll check out your book recommendation! What did you liked the most about it?
The book is a fictional account of a refugee family fleeing from Syria and coming to a Greek island. The author wrote it in the aftermath of war. It represents like an agency for those who belong to diaspora. You should definitely read it when you get the chance!