"In The Other Side of Empathy, Jade E. Davis contests the value of empathy as an affective or critical tool. Whether focusing on technology, colonialism, or racism, she shows how empathy can obscure relationships of dominance, control, submission, and victimization, arguing that these histories taint the whole concept of empathy."
Jade E. Davis's new book looks amazing, and will be a must-read for anyone doing work on VR.
https://www.dukeupress.edu/the-other-side-of-empathy