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How literature can help us develop empathy

Beth Ann Fennelly · TED

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About

Reading fiction can educate us emotionally, intellectually and spiritually, says Beth Ann Fennelly, creative writing professor and poet laureate of Mississippi. She makes the case for why we humans — and the world — continue to need literature.

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Institution
TED
Department
TEDxUniversityofMississippi
Speaker
Beth Ann Fennelly
Year
2020
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Literature and writing, Teaching and learning
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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