Has there ever been a time when you have felt “othered”?

Share your experience: Has there ever been a time when you have felt “othered”? Or, have you ever noticed someone you know “othering” an individual or group of people? Maybe you’ve seen a movie or read a book that you realize “others” someone in some way. Explain what happened and why you think things happened that way. What do you think could be done to avoid this kind of thing happening again?

As your create your 150-200 word response, please be sure to include at least one quote/reference from our readings/videos this week

Reading

Readings & Videos

• Carolyn Forche “The Colonel” (Links to an external site.) and “Poetry of Witness” (Links to an external site.) (videos)
• Alarcon, “You Do Not Represent the Government of the United States of America”  (Links to an external site.)(article)
• Thompson, Chapter 6 “Representing the Other” (textbook)