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The Empathy Exams
by Leslie Jamison
July 27, 2024 - July 28, 2024 (read)

Jamison, L. (2014). The Empathy Exams. Graywolf Press.


Graywolf Press, 2014. 230 pages. Paperback. 9781555976712

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p.118
writ large »
clear and obvious, in a stark or exaggerated form
p.42
deictic »
(adjective) showing or pointing out directly / De…
p.210
any feeling that even hinted at self-pity
The woman Tom describes, “wallowing” in self-pity…
p.198
post-wounded women
These girls aren’t wounded so much as post-wounde…
p.191
always some blend of character and agency
There’s an online quiz titled “Are you a real cut…
p.147
the freedom to be acted upon by many frames
Charlie tells me about his notion of “inner mobil…
p.129
it allows us to usurp the texts we read
When we criticize sentimentality, perhaps part of…