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title: "Empathy, but how? Julia Grosse talks to Elisabeth Wellershaus"
date: 2023-12-06
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url: "https://www.schirn.de/en/schirnmag/empathy-but-how-julia-grosse-talks-to-elisabeth-wellershaus-john-akomfrah-context-en/"
description: "What role do empathy and emotions play in the cultural world of today and tomorrow? In the first part of the interview series, curator Julia Grosse talks to Elisabeth Wellershaus about her latest book, the work of John Akomfrah, and changes in the cultural sector."
image: "https://www.schirn.de/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Header_Wellershaus.jpg"
language: "en-US"
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# Empathy, but how? Julia Grosse talks to Elisabeth Wellershaus