Understanding and Overcoming Empathy Walls: The First Steps Toward Civic Conversation

• Main Authors: Adriana J. Deras (Author), Angelle Leger (Author), Abdullah Alturaifi (Author), Jacqueline Begue (Author), James Blake (Author), Christopher Bologna (Author), Leandre Bonmardion (Author), Valentino Browning (Author), Christopher Charleston (Author), Ann Clark (Author), Amber Cradeur (Author), Kenzie Dupont (Author), Jarred Favrot (Author), Faye Foret (Author), Brett Fulmer (Author), Tanishq Goribidanur (Author), Sayma Hanif (Author), Savannah Heath (Author), Matthew Hutchins (Author), Nathan Istre (Author), Gracie Kennard (Author), Gabrielle Kerkow (Author), Sayou Ketcha (Author), Kallie Kilchrist (Author), Timothy King (Author), Akua Kumi (Author), Meggie Lam (Author), Tiffany Le (Author), Zachary Lehmann (Author), Spencer Lemoine (Author), Andy Lin (Author), Zoe Martin (Author), John Marzullo (Author), Cameron Matherne (Author), Laura Moldovan (Author), Adriana Montoya (Author), Michelle Opiri (Author), Shivani Pandya (Author), Victoria Parsley (Author), Brogan Pathi (Author), Kendall Raymond (Author), Jordan Remont (Author), Sydne Rigby (Author), Barrick Roberts (Author), Trey Schexnayder (Author), Samantha Seetharama (Author), Prianca Shrestha (Author), Meghan Sills (Author), Jhacory Simien (Author), L. Elena Soto Handel (Author), Jonathan Thomas (Author), Austin Veal (Author), Britt Young (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The University of Alabama, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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As part of a class, students read, discussed, and wrote about the book Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right by Arlie Hochschild. The following essay represents their collective thoughts and answers to three reflective prompts about empathy walls, one of the central t...