The AVATAR method: historical empathy through imagination
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The AVATAR method: historical empathy through imagination
What is this about?
This text provides information on the AVATAR-method that is aimed at learning historical empathy as an aspect of historical thinking. Students can take the personal perspective of a certain historical actor to explore their viewpoint on some events and developments within the context of that actor. The method should enhance historical empathy among students and help them understand better historical actors and the time they lived in.
