Work-in-Progress—Language, Culture, and Heritage: The VR Experience The Book of Distance and Teaching the Family Folklore Project
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https://doi.org/10.56198/xp8d5f05Keywords:
virtual reality, VR, literature, curriculum, humanities, English, family folklore, mythology, historical, pedagogical applicationAbstract
This work-in-progress paper argues that the virtual reality (VR) experience The Book of Distance has important pedagogical applications, to the humanities curriculum most notably for classes in folklore and mythology. It models best practices in the collection, presentation, and analyses of family folktales. The Book of Distance reinforces a realization of the deep importance of family narratives, and the concomitant importance of contextualizing those narratives with a historical context.
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