Virtual Reality and the "Empathy Machine": Immersive Media Literacy and Social Justice Activism

Authors

Shanshan Wang, Sacred Heart UniversityFollow
Candace Parrish, The Pennsylvania State University
James Castonguay, Sacred Heart UniversityFollow

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

2023

Abstract

Researchers across the disciplines have demonstrated that immersive media can increase empathy, which is a prerequisite to social justice activism. This chapter draws from our experiences as teachers, scholars, and creators of immersive media to demonstrate how we can use this "empathy machine" to further the goals of media literacy educators and social justice activists.

Comments

ISBN 9780367761257 (pbk.); 9781032007809 (hardcover); 9781003175599 (ebook)

DOI

10.4324/9781003175599-27

Recommended Citation

Wang, S., Parrish, C., & Castonguay, J. (2023). Virtual reality and the "Empathy machine": Immersive media literacy and social justice activism. In B. S. De Abreu (Ed.), Media literacy, equity, and justice (pp. 229-234). Routledge. Doi: 10.4324/9781003175599-27