The Power of Life Histories: Moving Readers to Greater Acts of Empathy through Literature and Memoir

Autor/inn/en	Lee, Valarie G.; Madden, Marjorie E.
Titel	The Power of Life Histories: Moving Readers to Greater Acts of Empathy through Literature and Memoir
Quelle	In: Forum on Public Policy Online, 2016 (2016) 1, (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1938-9809
Schlagwörter	Empathy; Personal Narratives; Qualitative Research; Student Surveys; Student Attitudes; Literary Criticism; Literacy; Cultural Context; Literary Devices; Writing (Composition); Workshops; Foreign Countries; Electronic Publishing; Grade 5; Literacy Education; College Students; Elementary School Students; Video Technology; Collaborative Writing; Computer Mediated Communication; Discussion (Teaching Technique); Literature; Seminars; Conferences (Gatherings); Guatemala; Maryland; New Jersey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Empathie; Erlebniserzählung; Qualitative Forschung; Schülerbefragung; Schülerverhalten; Literaturkritik; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Literaturarbeit; Schreibübung; Lernwerkstatt; Schulung; Ausland; Elektronisches Publizieren; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; Collegestudent; Computerkonferenz; Literatur; Seminar
Abstract	This paper argues that narratives, specifically literature and memoir, offer a way to build empathy and understanding by moving readers to deeper levels of text interpretation and critique. The paper examines a new literacy framework, Life Histories, that uses talk, collaboration, writing, and performance to understand the complex relationships between character and cultural contexts, an understanding that leads to empathy. Life Histories are explored in three very different contexts: an international workshop in Guatemala, a fifth grade in Westminster, Maryland, and a literacy course at Rowan University. Qualitative naturalistic research is used to explore the ways that Life Histories worked in these three sites and can lead to greater empathy in readers. Qualitative data include student surveys, blogs, online postings, and transcripts from discussions, videotaped performances and life history scripts. This study argues for the power of talk about texts, collaborative writing, and performance to gain a deeper understanding of self and a deeper empathy for others. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01