The other side of empathy / Jade E. Davis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davis, Jade E., author.

Series:

e-Duke books scholarly collection

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Empathy.

Other (Philosophy)--Social aspects.

Other (Philosophy).

Human zoos--History--19th century.

Human zoos.

Photography--Social aspects--History--19th century.

Photography.

Racism in anthropology--History.

Racism in anthropology.

Colonization--Social aspects.

Colonization.

Technology--Social aspects.

Technology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 121 pages) : illustrations, maps.

Place of Publication:

Durham : Duke University Press, 2023.

Summary:

"The Other Side of Empathy argues that empathy itself is a culturally created and maintained affective ideology deployed to make sense of a world that has been irrevocably distorted by colonization and technology. Understanding empathy culture, and empathy as an ideology allows for an exploration of its arbitrariness, cultural contradictions, and limits. An analysis of "human zoos," as presented in colonial photography and in their digital afterlife, illustrates how ingrained proper empathetic responses are built into culture. Emerging technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality, ensure that colonial dynamics are maintained into the future despite information that allows other ways of understanding the past. The Other Side of Empathy attempts to illustrate how we can dismantle empathy to allow for more nuanced and complete understandings of the colonial past and its impact on the world today"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The other side of human zoos?

We have names.

New media and emerging technology will kill us all, though.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Davis, Jade E. Other side of empathy.

ISBN:

9781478027010

1478027010

Access Restriction:

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