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Othering books

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“Othering” is what we call the often-invisible mechanism communities use to exclude other people from joining the community, drawing the line that differentiates between “us” and “them.” When we turn a group of people into the “other,” we are “othering” them. Usually this is done in subtly or overtly dehumanizing ways that presents individuals as “less than”—less human, less worthy of respect, less deserving of political rights, social access, and economic opportunities—than the dominant group. Any reason can be used as a basis for othering, from gender or religious affiliation to which sports team someone roots for. Othering can reinforce bonds and foster a sense of belonging within the dominant community, but it is incredibly harmful to those who are excluded, builds up fear of exclusion and rejection within the community, and is the underpinning of all systemic injustices within a society.

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The Origin of Others

America’s foremost novelist reflects on the themes that preoccupy her work and increasingly dominate national and world politics: race, fear, borders, the mass movement of peoples, the desire for belonging.

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Radical Belonging: How to Survive and Thrive in an Unjust World (While Transforming It for the Better)

Being “othered” and the body shame it spurs is not “just” a feeling.

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Of Water and the Spirit: Ritual, Magic and Initiation in the Life of an African Shaman

Malidoma, whose name means "be friends with the stranger/enemy," was born under the shadow of French colonial rule in Upper Volta, West Africa. When he was four years old, he was taken by a Jesuit priest and imprisoned in a seminary built for training a new generation of "black" Catholic priests.

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Your Brain Is Always Listening: Tame the Hidden Dragons that Control Your Happiness, Habits, and Hang-Ups

New York Times bestselling author Dr. Daniel Amen equips you with powerful weapons to battle the inner dragons that are breathing fire on your brain, driving unhealthy behaviors, and robbing you of joy and contentment.

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