Othering H5

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 5

Word of the day

Overwhelm
verb | oh-ver-welm

What It Means:

Overwhelm typically means "to overpower in thought or feeling" or "to overcome by superior force or numbers." It can also mean "to submerge; to cover over completely" or "to overturn or upset."

// The colorful sights, loud music, and large crowds overwhelmed her senses.

 It comes from Middle English whelmen, meaning "to overturn," and overwhelm has always been more popular, perhaps because the emphatic redundancy of overwhelm makes it seem more apt for describing reactions to powerful forces or feelings.

Othering lesson 2

​OTHERING / OTHERNESS​

WHAT IS IT?​

WHERE CAN WE FIND IT?

What are the first things you think about when we talk other othering/otherness?

How is this othering?

Othering is everywhere

(neo)Nazism
Oscars too White​​

Apartheid “Minder Marokkanen”​​

White Supremacy​​​

      #Me TOO
Fat Shaming​​

Defining your own identity by excluding others. To make yourself feel better. ​

Using for example race, gender, ethnicity, social position, social class, ideology as “divider”.

In five minutes find the meaning of the following words:

Bias (for and against)
Prejudice

Stereotyping

Racism

Sexism

Marginilazation

Islamophobia

Anti-Semitism

Misogyny 

Explained

Imagine you were born alone on a deserted island. You would never think of yourself as 'tall,' 'funny,' or 'Dutch.' Why? Because there is no one else around to compare yourself to.

This is exactly what linguist Ferdinand de Saussure meant: things only get meaning through what they are not. A word has no built-in meaning on its own; it only gets value through its contrast with other words.

When we apply this theory to how humans interact, it perfectly explains how Othering, Bridging, and Belonging work.

Why do we need to recognize othering? What did it lead to in the past? What can it lead to in the future?

Deadlines

Start working on F1 reflection - deadline 6th of September 23:59 (sunday next week)

F1 Speech summary in class - 7th of September

Finish oriëntatietoets - 14th of September

F2 - article speaking assignment 21 + 23 september

S2 presentations according to schedule made in class: start week of 19th of October

Read through the reader