Do you frequently experience the intense emotions of other, particularly in public settings? Do you find that at times these feelings are intrusive?
Do you struggle with trying to push these emotions away, causing you to become drained and depleted?
Are you able to feel the physical distress of other living creatures, like aches and pains? When a major global event happens that involves significant loss of life, are you able to sense the enormity of the tragedy before it hits the news?
Arianna Huffington is president and editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post Media Group. She is the author of numerous books including, On Becoming Fearless…in Love, Work, and Life. Here is a text based interview I did with Arianna via email. Edw…
A key theme of the symposium is the emotion of empathy. Speakers are invited to examine the ways in which the viewer’s empathy is elicited (or not) by the portrayals of mental illness on screen. In addressing this theme, paper/workshop topics may…
by Kristie WangThe David and Lucile Packard Foundation and Ashoka Changemakers have announced the six winners of Building Vibrant Communities: Activating Empathy to Create Change! The challenge sought local initiatives that tap the power of empath…
The conversation explores how a transnational approach to feminist theory can uncover erasures of women’s experiences, and asks what happens when the current culture of commodification puts a price on everything – including empathy. …
