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COGNITION, CULTURAL MOMENTS, AND THE LITERARY MARCH TOWARD CIVIL RIGHTS

Description:

This dissertation examines the way in which literary fiction may enable individuals to transcend tribe-centered biases by fostering empathetic understanding. It draws from a wealth of neuroscience research to explore how such fiction, through the creation of emotionally resonant characters,...

Author:

ONeill, Michael

Keyword:

Cognition, Civil Rights, Integration, Cultural, and Literature

GW Unit:

English

Degree:

Ph.D.

Advisor:

Alcorn, Marshall

Committee Member(s):

Cook, Patrick, Schreiber, Evelyne, Sten, Christopher, and Miller, James

Resource Type:

Thesis or Dissertation